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LATE  SUPERINTENDENT  OF   PUBLIC   INSTRUCTION   OF  CALIFORNIA. 


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PREFACE. 


In  many  States  and  cities  the  examination  of  applicants 
for  certificates  to  teach  in  the  public  schools  is  conducted 
in  writing. 

In  many  cities  the  promotion  of  pupils  from  one 
grade  to  another  is  determined  by  means  of  written  ex- 
aminations. 

Any  one  who  has  had  occasion  to  prepare  many  sets 
of  examination  questions  is  well  aware  that  it  requires 
time,  study,  care,  and  good  judgment  to  devise  queries 
which  shall  be  a  fair  test  of  the  knowledge  of  the  pupils 
or  teachers  lo  be  examined. 

The  sets  of  questions  in  this  compilation  have  all  been 
used  in  actual  examinations  of  schools  and  of  teachers. 
Those  by  the  present  writer  will  be  found  marked  "  S." 
The  others  have  been  drawn  from  the  various  sets  used 
in  Chicago,  Cincinnati,  St.  Louis,  Providence,  San  Fran- 
cisco, and  other  cities. 

They  present  a  fair  average  of  the  general  test  to  which 
teachers  and  pupils  are  subjected. 

They  will  be  found  useful  to  teachers  who  are  prepar- 
ing for  examination,  because  a  study  of  them  will  secure 
the  main  points  in  the  important  studies. 

They  will  be  useful  to  examiners,  because  they  are  sug- 
gestive of  principles. 


IV  PREFACE, 

They  will  be  useful  to  inexperienced  teachers  in  exam- 
ining their  own  classes. 

They  will  be  convenient  for  the  use  of  principals  of 
schools  who  cannot  find  time  to  prepare  varied  sets  of 
questions  for  monthly  or  annual  examinations. 

Finally,  it  may  be  remarked  that  the  mind  of  any  one 
teacher  is  apt  to  run  in  certain  grooves:  hence  ques- 
tions prepared  by  some  one  else  are  likely  to  prove  valu- 
able and  suggestive  to  even  the  best  teacher. 

The  Hand-Book  is  divided  into  two  Parts  —  Part  I. 
being  sets  of  questions  used  in  the  examination  of  teach- 
ers, containing  loo  sets  and  i,ooo  questions ;  and  Part  II 
being  papers  used  in  written  examinations  for  grammai 
schools,  containing  loo  sets  and  1,200  questions. 


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CONTENTS. 


PART  I. 

SETS   OF   QUESTIONS    USED    IN   THE   EXAMINATION    OF  TEACHERS. 

pac;h 

Examination  Rules  and    Directions     ......  3 

Arithmetic 5 

English  Grammar 19 

Geography 39 

History  of  the  United  States 51 

Constitution  and  Government  of  the  United  States       .         .  62 

Theory  and  Practice  of  Teaching 66 

Natural  Philosophy 71 

Physiology  and  Hygiene 76 

Spelling 80 

Algebra 91 

Composition 100 

Penmanship          ..........  103 

English  Language  and  Literature 104 

English  Literature       .        * 105 

PART  n. 

WRITTEN    EXAMINATION    FOR   GRAMMAR   SCHOOLS. 

Arithmetic.     First  Grade 109 

Second  Grade 125 

131 


Third  Grade 


Fourth  Grade       . 134 

Fifth  Grade 141 

Sixth  Grade 145 

Geography.     First  Grade .147 

Second  Grade 151 

Third  Grade 15^ 

Fourth  Grade 136 

Fifth  Grade 158 

Spelling.     First  Grade 160 

Word  Analysis    .         .         .         ,         .         ,         .         .        .         .  163 


vi  CONTENTS 

PAGB 

Spelling.     Second  Grade 165 

Third  Grade 167 

Fourth   Grade 170 

Fifth  Grade 172 

United  States  History.     First  Grade 174 

Second  Grade 178 

Grammar.     First  Grade 180 

Second  Grade 188 

Third  Grade 191 

Fourth  Grade 198 

Natural  Philosophy.     First  Grade 201 

Book-keeping 204 


PART   I. 

SETS    OF   QUESTIONS 

USED   IN   THE 

EXAMINATION    OF   TEACHERS. 

CONTAINING    ONE    HUNDRED    SETS    AND    ONE    THOUSAND 
QUESTIONS. 


EXAMINATION  RULES  AND  DIRECTIONS 


1.  On  the  blank  side  of  each  of  the  cards 
given  to  you,  write  your  name  in  full,  keep  one 
card  to  enable  you  to  remember  your  number 
in  the  examination,  and  return  the  other  to  the 
examiners. 

2.  Write  your  number — not  your  name  — 
and  the  name  of  the  study  for  which  the  an- 
swers are  made,  on  each  paper. 

3.  Write  on  one  side  only  of  each  half-sheet 
and  number  the  written  pages. 

4.  Divide  your  answers  into  paragraphs,  and 
write  in  a  legible  hand. 

5.  No  communication,  either  by  signs  or  by 
whispering,  will  be  allowed.  The  papers  of 
any  persons  so  offending  will  be  thrown  out  of 
the  examination. 

6.  No  reference  to  books  allowed  during 
time  of  examination. 

7.  No  persons  absent  during  the  examina- 
tion in  any  one  study,  will  be  allowed  to  pass 
examination  in  that  study,  unless  they  were 
necessarily  absent  on  account  of  sickness. 

8.  If  you  find  questions  which  you  cannot 
answer,  pass  them,  and  answer  such  as  you 
can. 


4'         EXAM/N4TI0N  RULES  AND  DIRECTIONS. 

9.  Numbet  all  answers  to  correspond  with 
the  questions  and  sub-divisions  of  questions. 

10.  Make  your  answers  clear,  definite,  and 
complete. 

11.  If  you  do  not  understand  the  meaning 
of  a  question,  signify  it  by  raising  your  hand. 

12.  Read  each  set  of  questions  through  be- 
fore you  begin  your  work. 

13.  After  you  have  completed  a  paper,  ex- 
amine it  carefully  with  reference  to  spelling, 
capitals,  and  punctuation.  S. 


ARITHMETIC 


SET   I. 


TOTAL:     FIFTEEN   QUESTIONS  —  ONE   HUNDRED   CREDITS. 

Ten  Qnestioiis  —  Five  Credits  Each. 

1.  How  many  times  must  25  be  added  to  itself  to 
make  625  ?     Explain. 

2.  Divide  4  by  §  and  give  some  kind  of  analyti- 
cal reason,  showing  hozv  you  obtain  the  result,  and 
wJiy  ?  (The  common  rule  of  inverting,  etc.,  will  not 
be  taken  as  a  sufficient  answer.) 

3.  Divide  the  decimal  .337  by  2,  explain  each  step 
in  the  division,  and  show  zv/iy  you  point  off  as  you 
do. 

4.  Multiply  .25  by  the  decimal  five  hundredths  ; 
explain  each  step  and  show  iv/iy  you  point  off  as  you 
do. 

5.  Divide  ^7.00  by  half  a  cent.  Multiply  ;^5.oo  by 
^5.00. 

6.  Divide  17  miles,  15  rods,  2  yards,  2  feet,  5 
inches  by  3. 

7.  Interest  of  $150  from  December  30th,  1870,  to 
November  i6th,  1 871,  at  10  per  cent,  a  year. 

8.  Add  iV,  -^s,  and  the  decimals  .125  and  .45. 

9.  Compound  interest  of  $100  at  2  per  cent,  a 
month,  compounded  monthly  for  10  months. 

10.  Bank  discount  of  $400  for  6  months  at  \l  per 
cent,  a  month. 


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6,   ,,,  fA^'T,  Ir'-^^EXAMINATION  OF   TEACHERS. 

Five  Questions —  Ten  Credits  Each. 

11.  What  per  cent,  of  Hs  i  ? 

12.  A  boy  bought  pencils  at  the  rate  of  5  for  4 
cents,  and  sold  them  at  the  rate  of  4  for  5  cents  ; 
what  per  cent,  did  he  gain  } 

13.  A  room  in  the  shape  of  a  perfect  cube  con- 
tains 15,625  cubic  feet ;  how  far  is  it  from  one  corner 
on  the  floor  to  the  corner  diagonally  opposite  on  the 
ceiling } 

14.  A  teacher  contracted  to  teach   school  for  10 
onths  at  ;^  1 00  a  month,  to  be  paid  at  the  end  of 

each  month.  The  trustees  having  no  money,  noth- 
ing was  paid  her  until  the  end  of  the  10  months, 
when  the  trustees  allowed  her  interest  at  the  rate  of 
12  per  cent,  a  year.  What  was  the  amount' of  her 
wagesV^X 

15.  Mary  Brown  borrowed  of  Sarah  Smith  $^^00  in 
gold  coin,  on  the  lOth  of  June,  1869.  On  the  20th 
of  July,  1870,  ;^200  was  paid  on  the  note.  What  was 
due  December  ist,  1870.^*  Rate  of  interest  10  per 
<:ent.  a  year.  Write  a  note  and  put  the  indorsement 
Qn  the  back.  5<> 

SET  II. 
TEN  QUESTIONS  —  TEN  CREDITS  EACH. 

1.  Change  5  to  a  decimal,  multiply  by  four  thou- 
sandths, divide  the  product  by  five  millionths,  and 
add  five  hundredths. 

2.  Find  the  sum,  difference,  and  product  of  \  and  f. 

3.  What  decimal  part  of  ;£i  is  qj.  2d.  i.\2 far.? 

4.  Find  the  greatest  common  divisor  and  least 
common  multiple  of  18,  24,  30,  36. 

5.  A  merchant  sold  sugar  at  8  cents  a  pound,  and 
gained  10  per  cent.  ;  what  per  cent,  would  he  have 
gained  had  he  sold  it  at  9  cents  a  pound } 


ARITHMETIC.  J 

6.  What  is  the  bank  discount  on  ;^200  for  60  days, 
at  if  per  cent,  per  month  ? 

7.  What  is  the  interest  on  a  promissory  note  of 
^450,  from  January  3d,  1863,  to  May  7th,  1863,  at  2I 
per  cent,  a  month  .? 

8.  Write  a  promissory  note,  drawn  by  John  Doe 
in  favor  of  Richard  Roe,  for  ^500,  payable  on  de- 
mand, with  interest  at  10  per  cent,  per  annum,  dated 
January  12th,  1861.  Write  on  this  note,  in  due  form, 
the  following  indorsements  :  — 

June  5th,  1862.     Received  ;^I50. 
May  4th,  1863.      Received  ^200. 
What  is  due  on  this  note,  May  9th,  1863  } 

9.  In  a  geometrical  progression,  the  first  term  is 
64,  the  ratio  \ ;  what  is  the  tenth  term  .? 

10.  What  is  the  cube  root  of  679 173 12  .?  S.^  j-^^  uw 

SET  III. 

TOTAL  :     FIFTEEN   QUESTIONS  —  ONE   HUNDRED    CREDITS. 

Ten  Questions  —  Fwe  Credits  Each. 

1.  Multiply  67899  by  9999.  From  thirty  millions 
thirty  thousand  and  thirty,  take  three  millions  three 
thousand  and  three. 

2.  When  it  is  noon  at  London,  what  will  be  the 
time  at  the  mouth  of  the  Columbia  River,  which  is 
120  degrees  west  of  London  .'' 

3.  52^  by  7^  :  subtract  14!  from  the  product,  and 
divide  the  remainder  by  |. 

%J>^^.  What  number  is  that  which  being  increased  by 
I  of  f  of  1O7,  and  the  sum  diminished., by  7^,  will 
give  a  remainder  of  9^  .? 

5.  Divide  seventy-seven  millionths  by  seventy- 
seven  ten  thousandths.  Divide  one  mill  by  one  dol- 
lar. 


8  PART  I.  —  EXAMINATION  OF  TEACHERS. 

6.  Name  all  the  coins  issued  from  the  United 
States  Mint,  and  give  the  sum  of  the  values  of  one 
of  each  kind. 

7.  Paid  $%  a  pair  for  a  case  of  boots  :  how  shall  I 
mark  the  same  so  that  I  may  fall  12  per  cent,  from 
the  marked  price,  and  yet  make  10  per  cent,  on  the 
cost } 

8.  A  merchant  sold  ^1,500  worth  of  goods,  one 
half  to  be  paid  in  6  months,  the  other  half  in  9 
months  ;  what  sum  must  be  received  for  them  in 
cash  after  deducting  interest  at  the  rate  of  2  per  cent, 
a  month  } 

9.  Sold  5,000  pounds  of  sugar  at  9  cents  a  pound, 
and  lost  10  per  cent.  ;  what  per  cent,  should  I  gain 
by  selling  at  12  cents  a  pound  .? 

10.  A  room  is  25  feet  long,  20  feet  wide,  arid  12 
feet  high :  how  far  from  one  lower  corner  to  the  op- 
posite upper  corner }  S. 

Five  Questions  —  Ten  Credits  Each. 

1 1.  A  ladder  40  feet  long  will  reach  a  window  32 
feet  high  on  one  side  of  a  street,  and  on  the  other 
side  another  window  24  feet  high }  What  is  the 
breadth  of  the  street } 

s  12.  A  note  for  $280  bears  date  January  ist,  1863, 
and  is  given  for  2  years,  7  months,  6  days,  at  10  per 
cent,  per  annum.  Upon  this  note  there  is  a  payment 
indorsed  January  ist,  1864,  of  $75  ;  what  is  due 
upon  the 'note  at  its  maturity.? 

13.  A  room  is  20  feet  long,  18  feet  wide,  and  12 
feet  high  ;  how  many  yards  of  carpeting,  J  of  a  yard 
wide,  will  it  take  to  carpet  the  floor,  and  how  many 
yards  of  paper,  f  of  a  yard  wide,  will  be  required  to 
paper  the  four  walls,  deducting  30  square  feet  for 
windows  ? 


ARITHMETIC.  9 

14  What  is  the   square  of  f  ?     Of  .25  ?     Square 

root  of  g^l  ?     Of  I  ? 

15.  What  is  the  bank  discount,  and  what  the  inter 
on  ^2,500  for  90  days,  at  10  per  cent,  a  year  ? 


SET    IV. 
TOTAL  :     SEVENTEEN   QUESTIONS  —  ONE   HUNDRED   CREDITS. 

Ten  Questions  —  Five  Credits  Each, 

1.  In  addition,  after  adding  a  column,  why  do  you 
carry  the  left  hand  figure  and  write  the  right  hand 
figure } 

2.  Divide  375  by  2,  and  explain  why  you  suppose 
the  remainder  of  each  separate  figure,  after  division, 
to  be  placed  before  the  next  succeeding  figure. 

3.  How  may  times  can  144  be  subtracted  from 
1728? 

4.  What  will  5  ^  miles  of  telegraph  wire  cost  at  7 
cents  a  foot. 

5.  How  many  cubic  feet  is  a  room  14.5  feet  long, 
12.05  ^^Gt  wide,  and  lo.i  feet  high.?  How  many 
yards  of  carpet  will  cover  the  floor  ? 

6.  Divide  10  by  f  and  explain  w/iy  you  perform 
it  as  you  do.  (No  credits  allowed  unless  an  analyti- 
cal reason  be  given.  The  solution  by  rule  only  will 
be  allowed  nothing.) 

7. , Multiply  the  decimal  twelve  ten  thousandths  by 
the  decimal  twelve  thousandths,  and  divide  the  prod- 
uct by  the  decimal  six  hundredths. 

8.  Divide  the  decimal  .024  by  the  common  frac- 
tion ^. 

9.  Divide  7  months,  i  week,  3  days,  5  minutes,  9 
seconds  by  2. 

10.  Divide  ;^4.oo  by  one  fourth  of  a  cent.  S. 


10        PART  L  —  EXAMINATION  OF  TEACHERS. 

Five  Questions  —  Ten  Credits  Each. 

11.  You  sell  to  Mrs.  Richard  Roe,  \2\  yards  of 
calico  -dX  \2\  cents  a  yard,  3^  yards  of  silk  at  $4.50  a 
yard,  1 1^  yards  of  ribbon  at  25  cents  a  yard,  and  25^ 
yards  of  cotton  cloth  at  20  cents  a  yard.  Make  out 
your  bill. 

12.  3  is  what  per  cent,  of  9. 

13.  You  hire  of  John  Smith,  $\QO  in  gold,  for  six 
months,  at  the  rate  of  10  per  cent,  a  year.  Write  a 
note  for  it. 

14.  What  is  12^  per  cent,  of  18,776  lbs.  of  wheat, 
and  what  will  it  cost  at  i  \  cents  a  lb.  } 

15.  Interest  of  $75  from  January  12th,  1871,  to 
December  nth,  1 871,  at  \\  per  cent,  a  month  ?^ 

16.  Extract  the  square  root  of  2209. 

17.  A  degree  is  69]^  miles;  how  many  inches  in 
the  circumference  of  the  earth  } 

SET  V. 
TEN  QUESTIONS  —  TEN  CREDITS  EACH. 

1.  Resolve  18,  30,  36,  42,  and  54  into  their  prime 
factors,  and  select  the  factors  which  produce  the 
greatest  common  divisor,  and  explain  the  reason  of 

Nthe  selection. 

2.  If  §  of  t  of  3^  times  any  number  be  multiplied 
by  ?,  the  product  divided  by  %,  the  quotient  increased 
by  4^,  and  the  sum  diminished  by  \  of  itself,  the  re- 
mainder will  be  how  many  times  the  number } 

3.  Divide  ^^j^l^y^^^l^^^  by  the  square  root   of 

_lofji 
a)«of  8. 

4.  A  man  invests  ^5,000  in  foreign  goods  when 
gold  is  $1.12;  what  must  he  sell  the  goods  for  in 


ARITHMETIC.  II 

currency  in  order  to  make  25  per  cent,  on  the  gold 
investment  ? 

5.  What  must  I  pay  for  government  six  per  cents, 
that  my  investment  may  yield  9  per  cent,  in  currency 
gold  being  at  present  rates  .'' 

6.  What  must  be  the  dimensions,  in  feet,  of  a  bin, 
whose  width  and  height  are  to  be  equal  and  half  its 
length,  to  contain  1,000  bushels  of  corn  ? 

7.  How  many  cubic  inches  of  iron  will  be  required 
to  make  1,000  12-inch  solid  shot  ? 

8.  In  a  given  month  5  inches  of  rain  fell  ;  what 
must  be  the  height  of  a  cistern  whose  diameter  is  to 
be  10  feet  to  hold  the  water  which  falls  on  the  roof 
of  a  house  40  feet  long  by  20  feet  wide,  the  ridge 
being  8  feet  above  the  beam  ? 

9.  If  §  of  A's  money  equals  \  of  B's,  and  f  of 
B's  equals  ^  of  C's,  and  the  interest  of  all  their 
money  for  4  years  and  8  months  at  6  per  cent,  is 
^15,190,  how  much  money  has  each  } 

10.  A  can  do  a  piece  of  work  in  3  weeks  ;  B  can 
do  4  times  as  much  in  8  weeks  ;  and  C  can  do  6 
times  as  much  in  14  weeks  ;  in  what  time  can  they 
all  together  do  B's  work  t 

SET   VI. 
FIFTEEN   QUESTIONS — FIVE   CREDITS    EACH. 

1.  Sold  5,520  bushels  of  grain,  and  lost  8  per  cent.; 
how  much  per  cent,  would  have  been  gained  had  it 
been  sold  at  60  cents  per  bushel } 

2.  If  5  compositors,  in  16  days,  working  14  hours 
a  day,  can  compose  20  sheets  of  24  pages  each,  50 
lines  on  a  page,  and  40  letters  in  a  line,  in  how  many 
days,  by  working  7  hours  a  day.  can  10  compositors 
compose  40  sheets  of  16  pages  each,  60  lines  on  a 
page,  and  50  letters  in  a  line  }     Solve  by  proportion. 


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12         PART  I.— EXAMINATION  OF  TEACHERS. 

3.  Suppose  that  a  note  for  $1,41372  is  discounted 
at  a  bank  at  i  per  cent,  a  month  for  6  months,  how 
much  money  would  be  received  from  the  bank  for 
the  note  ? 

4  What  is  the  difference  between  the  interest  and 
discount  of  1^5,900  for  i  year  and  6  months  at  12  per 
cent,  per  annum } 

^^^.  A  man  purchased  a  farm  for  ;$3,6oo,  and  agrees 
to  pay  $600  down  and  the  balance  in  5  equal  semi- 
annual installments  ;  at  what  time  may  the  whole  be 
paid  at  once } 

6.  A  man  owns  a  farm  in  the  form  of  a  square, 
containing  250  acres  ;  what  is  the  length  of  the  diag- 
onal of  the  square  } 

7.  When  it  is  12  m.  in  San  Francisco,  what  time 
is  it  in  Hong  Kong,  considering  the  latter  city  to  be 
240°  east  of  the  former  } 

8.  It  is  16  minutes  of  2  o'clock  p.  m.  at  the  City  of 
Mexico  when  it  is  12  m.  at  San  Francisco.  What 
is  the  longitude  of  the  City  of  Mexico  .-* 

9.  A,  of  San  Francisco,  remits  ;^  12,960  to  B,  of 
ew  York,  directing  him  to  invest  in  sugar  what  re- 
mains after  he  (B)  has  deducted  his  commission  at  8 
per  cent.  If  B  pays  Z\  cents  a  pound  for  the  sugar, 
\iiow  many  pounds  will  he  purchase,  and  what  will  be 

his  commission  } 

10.  A  merchant  sells  %  o^  2i  lot  of  goods  for  what 
the  whole  cost.     What  does  he  gain  per  cent. } 

11.  Which  is  the  heavier,  a  pound  of  silver  or  a 
pound  of  cotton  } 

1 2.  What  is  the  square  root  of  the  cube  of  24 } 

13.  Give  the  analysis  of  the  process  of  dividing 
one  fraction  by  another. 

14.  Write  the  forn)  of  a  promissory  note  for 
::6,cxx). 


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ARnHMETIC.  13. 

15.  What  is  the  square  root  of  the  square  of  -^^  of 
the  square  of  j^-. 

SET  VII. 

TEN   QUESTIONS  —  TEN   CREDITS   EACH. 

1.  Find  the  sum  of  the  following  decimals  :  20020 
millionths ;  50005  thousandths  ;  one  million  ten- 
thousandths  ;  3207^  tenths ;  eighty  thousand  hun- 
dredths. 

2.  What  is  the  smallest  sum  of  money  with  which 
you  could  buy  postage  stamps  at  10,  12,  15,  24,  and 
90  cents  each,  expending  the  whole  sum  } 

3.  Write  a  promissory  note  for  ^250  due  in  8 
months,  at  8  per  cent.,  and  find  the  amount  to  be 
paid  at  the  time  of  settlement. 

4.  A  and  B  were  in  business  together  for  3  years, 
nd  gained  ;^4,8oo.     A  put  in  at  first  ^2,000,  and  at 

the  end  of  i  year  ^1,500  more.  B  put  in  at  first 
^1,500,  and  at  the  end  of  2  years  ^2,500  more. 
Required  the  gain  of  each.  ^ 

5.  Supply  the  terms    6:       : :  9 :  30.  ->;\''^i 

1 2  :  40  : :      :  60.  k 

6.  On  a  note  for  ^3,500  at  7  per  cent,  there  is  in- 
terest due  for  i  year  and  6  months.  How  much 
gold  at  a  premium  of  34  per  cent,  will  be  required  to 
discharge  the  note  1 

7.  Mr.  Snow  bought  i  acre  of  land  which  bor- 
dered on  the  street  100  feet.  How  far  back  did  it 
extend,  the  lot  being  rectangular .? 

8.  James  and  John  together  have  ^5,893,  but  James 
has  ;^I25  more  than  3  times  as  much  as  John. 
How  much  has  each  '""      . 

9.  A,  B,  and  C  found  $<^6,  which  they  agree  to 
share  in  the  proportions  of  the  numbers  3,  4,  and  5. 
How  much  should  each  have  } 


PART  /.  —  EXAMIXATION   OF   TEACHERS. 

10.  A  pole  6i  feet  long  was  broken  into  2  pieces, 
the  shorter  being  f  of  the  longer.  Required  the 
length  of  each  piece. 

SET  VIII. 
TEN   QUESTIONS — TEN   CREDITS   EACH. 

1.  What  is  the  interest  on  1^850,  from  January  19th 
to  May  nth,  1864,  at  \\  per  cent,  a  month,  interest 
payable  monthly  and  compounded. 

2.  What  is  the  present  worth  of  a  note  for  ;^500, 
due  in  2\  months,  at  2  per  cent,  a  month  }  What 
the  discount .? 

3.  In  how  many  different  orders  may  10  school- 
boys seat  themselves  on  a  recitation  bench  } 

4.  Multiply  .0125  by  .999,  and  divide  the  product 
by  .25. 

5.  Extract  the  cube  root  of  830584. 

6.  If  a  grocer  sells  sugar  at  10  cents  a  pound,  and 
gains  10  per  cent,  on  the  cost,  what  per  cent,  will  he 
gain  by  selling  at  1 1  cents  a  pound  } 

7.  What  is  the  loth  term  of  the  series  of  which  i 
is  the  first  term  and  \  the  common  ratio. 

8.  How  many  pounds  of  iron  are  equal  in  weight 
to  100  pounds  of  gold. 

9.  A  certain  room  is  16  feet  wide,  20  feet  long, 
and  12  feet  high.  What  is  the  distance  from  the 
right-hand  upper  corner  to  the  left-hand  lower 
corner .' 

10.  What  part  of  one  mile  is  7  furlongs,  4  rods,  2 
yards,  i  foot,  4  inches.  S. 


ARITHMETIC.  1 5 


SET   IX. 
LOWEST   GRADE,  OR    PRIMARY   CERTIFICATES. 

JSlotc.  —  The  following  sets  of  Arithmetic  questions,  from  IX.  to 
XIII.  inclusive,  represent  the  average  standard  for  certificates  for 
teaching  in  Primary  Schools. 

1.  Multiply  3.56  by  .048  and  divide  the  product  by 
48. 

2.  3461  +  ifg  +  I  of  I-  +  49^^  what  } 

3.  Multiply  15I  by  ^  and  divide   the   product  by 

27- 
V/'  4.  A,  B,  and  C  can  do  a  piece  of  work  in  5  days  ; 
v/r  and  C  can  do  it  in  8  days  ;  in  what  time  can  A 

do  it  } 

5.  If  5  be  added  to  both  terms  of  the  fraction  |, 
will  its  value  be  increased  or  diminished,  and  how 
much  1 

6.  If  $y^  will  buy  3^  cords  of  wood,  how  many 
cords  of  wood  can  be  bought  for  $10^  ? 

7.  Add  §  of  a  mile,  ^  of  a  furlong,  and  y\T  of  a  rod 
together. 

8.  On  the  8th  of  May,  1868,  William  Darrow  bor- 
rowed of  Howard  Barlow  1^356.25,  and  agreed  to  pay 
him  in  7  months,  with  interest  at  i|  per  cent,  per 
month.  Make  out  the  proper  note  and  find  the  in- 
terest accrued  at  maturity. 

9.  Bought  clover  seed  at  50  cents  a  pound,  and 
sold  it  for  57^  cents.     What  per  cent,  was  gained  } 

10.  A  room  is  18  feet  long  and  14  feet  wide  ;  how 
many  yards  of  carpet  30  inches  wide  will  it  take  to 
cover  it  ?  S. 

SET   X. 

1.  Write  the  prime  numbers  from  i  to  47. 

2.  Solve,  by  cancellation,  "^JJ^^^ggp. 


1 6        PART  L  —  EXAMINATION  OF   TEACHERS. 

3.  Find  the  greatest  common  divisor  of  252,  630, 
1 1 34,  and  1386. 

4.  What  is  the  least  common  multiple  of  i,  2,  3,  4, 
5.  6,  7,  8,  9  ? 

5.  Reduc<^  5  y-J-y  to  its  lowest  terms.     --^^'"77 

6.  A  man,  having  $2^\,  paid  $6)2  for  feoal,  $2^  for 
dry  goods,  and  $%  for  a  pound  of  tea  ;  how  much  had 
he  left  ? 

7.  How  many  tons  of  hay  can  be  purchased  for 
$ii9yV  at  $^\  per  ton? 

8.  A  certain  sum  of  money  is  to  be  divided  among 
5  persons  :  A  is  to  have  ^,  B  ^,  C  ^-^,  D  ^V*  and  E 
the  remainder,  which  is  $20.^ ;  what  is  the  whole  sum 
to  be  divided  ? 

9.  What  part  of  9  feet  square  are  9  square  feet  ? 

10.  How  many  square  feet  of  boards  in  a  tight 
fence  surrounding  a  field  i  mile  square,  the  fence 
being  5  feet  high? 

SET  XL 

1.  Divide  409887  by  47,  and  multiply  the  quotient 
by  246. 

2.  Find  the  prime  factor  of  798. 

3.  What  is  the  greatest  common  divisor  of  484391 
.^nd  684877  ? 

4.  Add  §,  ^,  H>  T^ji  and  from  the  sum  subtract  \\. 

5.  Multiply  2\  by  if, and  divide  the  product  by4i. 
d  Change    i    to   a   decimal  fraction,  multiply  by 

.0008,  and  divide  the  product  by  .02. 

7.  Change  :3  of  a  ton  to  integers  of  a  lower  denomi- 
nation. 

8.  Change  .645  of  a  day  to  integers  of  a  lower  de- 
nomination. 

9.  What  is  the  interest  on  $1,200  from  June  Kth, 
1862,  to  May  4th,  1863,  at  6  per  cent,  per  annun)  > 


^'  ARimMETlh.  ly 

lo.  What  is  the  bank  discount  on  ^400  for  60 
days,  at  2  per  cent,  a  month  ?  S. 

SET  XII. 

1.  Change  five  eighths  to  a  decimal,  multiply  by 
four  thousandths,  and  divide  the  product  by  five  mil- 
Honths. 

2.  Find  the  sum,  difference,  product,  and  quotient 
of  I  and  f . 

3.  Find  the  greatest  common  divisor  and  the  least 
common  multiple  of  18,  24,  30,  36. 

4.  What  decimal  part  of  ^i  is  19^.  2d.  2.12  far.  ? 

5.  Divide  two  mills  by  ten  dollars,  and  multiply 
S  one_,hundred  dollars  by  the  quotient. 

^  ^\6.  Divide  3  miles,  75  rods,  9  feet,  1 1   inches,  by  2, 
and  from  the  quotient  subtract  75  yards. 

7.  What   is  the  interest  on  a  note  of  ;i^8oo  from 
January  ist,  1872,  to  March  4th,  1872,  at  li-per  cent. 
a  month,  compounded  monthly  .? 
iV  8.  A  grocer  sold  raisins  at  22  cents  per  pound  and 
gained    10  per  cent.  ;  what  per  cent,  would  he  have 
gained  had  he  sold  them  at  24  cents  per  pound  ^ 
9.  What  is  the  square  root  of  39.0625  .^ 
,\^       10.  A  boy  bought  apples  at  the  rate  of   3  for  2 
l/^s^nts,  and  sold  them  at  the  rate  of  2  for  3  cents  ; 
what  per  cent,  did  he  make  .'*  _  S. 

SET  XIII. 
total:     fifteen   questions  —  ONE   HUNDRED   CREDITS. 

Te?t  Questiojis  —  Five  Credits  Each. 

1.  Express  90275  by  the  Roman  method  of  nota- 
tion. 

2.  Multiply  475286  by  9999. 

3.  Multiply  45625  by  25,  and  divide  the  product 
by  99. 


1 8        PAR  T  L  —  EXAMINA  TION  OF   TEA  CHERS. 

4.  Multiply  p^5  8 J.  ^d.  ^fars.  by  7,  and  divide  the 
product  by  3. 

5.  Change  £,^  Zs.  ^d.  3  qrs.  to   pounds,  and  the 
decimal  of  a  pound. 

6.  How  many  three   cent   pieces  are   there   in  a 
double  eagle  ? 

7.  Which  is  heavier,  a  pound  of  gold  or  a  pound 
of  iron  ?  an  ounce  of  silver  or  an  ounce  of  lead  ? 

8.  What  part  of  4  feet  square  is  4  square  feet  ? 

9.  Multiply  the  decimal  2.75  by  1.2,  and  divide  the 
product  by  .001 1. 

10.  Change  f  to  a  decimal  fraction. 

Five  Questions  —  7>«  Credits  Each. 

1 1.  Find  the  greatest  common  divisor  and  the  least 
common  multiple  of  18,  48,  72,  66. 

12.  Resolve  24736  into  its  prime  factors. 

13.  18  multiplied  by  ^,  divided  by  i,  multiplied  by 
f,  divided  by  f,  multiplied  by  4,  equals  what  ? 

14.  I  divided  by  §,  minus  i,  divided  by  J^,  minus 
T^,  equals  what .? 

15.  tV  phis  i  plus  ^  plus  -^  minus  A  of  H  equals 
what }  S. 

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ENGLISH  GRAMMAR. 


SET  I. 


TOTAL  :    FOURTEEN   QUESTIONS  —  ONE   HUNDRED   CREDITS. 

Twelve  Questions  —  Five  Credits  Each. 

1.  Write  a  complex  sentence,  and  give  a  general 
analysis  of  it. 

2.  How  are  nouns  varied  to  indicate  number  and 
gender  ? 

3.  What  classes  of  words  are  used  as  connectives  ? 

4.  Write  sentences  to  show  the  correct  use  of  the 
verbs  lie^  lay,  sit  and  set  in  the  future  perfect  (sec- 
ond future)  tense,  indicative  mode. 

5.  Write  the  plurals  of  zvife,  wJiarf,  lily,  money 
handful,  pailful,  motto,  ttirkey. 

6.  Compare  the  following  adjectives  :  best,  worst, 
holy,  next,  first,  last,  less,  evil,  blue,  supreme. 

7.  Principal  parts  of  the  following  verbs  :  burst, 
throw,  dive,  heat,  drink,  eat,  build,  strive,  lay,  lie. 

8.  Synopsis  of  the  verb  eat  in  the  third  person 
singular,  indicative  mode,  passive  voice. 

9.  Correct  the  following  sentences  :  — 

I  have  less  books  than  you. 

She  was  more  active  but  not  so  studious  as  Mary. 
Who  had  I  ought  to  have  given  this  to  ? 
I  intended  to  have  gone,  but,  between  you  and  I,  I  am 
glad  I  didn't 

She  looks  sweetly  and  seems  nicely. 


20        PART  J.  — EXAMINATIOX  OF   TEACHERS. 

10.  Analyze  the  sentence,  "  Teach  me  what  is 
right,"  and  parse  each  word. 

11.  Decline  whom,  which,  it,  her,  and  ye. 

12.  When  is  the  relative  //^^/ used  in  preference 
to  who  or  zvhich  f  What  is  the  difference  in  the 
use  of  shall  and  will  to  express  future  time  ? 

Two  Questions  —  Twenty  Credits  Each. 

13.  "  Let  not  ambition  mock  their  useful  toil, 

Their  homely  joys,  and  destiny  obscure  ; 
Nor  grandeur  hear  with  a  disdainful  smile 
The  short  and  simple  annals  of  the  poor." 

Gray's  Elegy. 

(a).  (Four  Credits.)  —  What  kind  of  a  sentence  is 
the  preceding  stanza  ? 

(d).  (Four  Credits.)  —  Parse  mock.  *'. 

(c).  (Four  Credits.)  —  In  what  case  is  grandeurf 
{d).  (Four  Credits.)  —  Parse  obscure, 
{e).  (Four  Credits.)  —  Parse  hear. 

14.  Correct  the  spelling,  punctuation,  and  errors 
of  the  following  extract  from  Dickens  :  — 

"  None  knew  this  better  than  the  idlest  boys  who  grow- 
ing bolder  with  impunyty  waxed  louder  and  daringer  play- 
ing odd  or  even  under  the  masters'  eye  eating  apples 
openly  and  without  rebuke  pinching  each  other  in  sport  or 
nralise  without  the  least  rezerve  and  cuting  there  inishials 
in  the  very  legs  of  the  desk." 

(Ten  credits  for  correct  writing,  and  ten  for  the 
following  questions  :)  — 

{a)  What  kind  of  a  sentence  is  this  extract } 

(b)  In  what  case  is  boys  ? 

(c)  Parse  waxed. 

(d)  Parse  initials. 

{e)  Parse  better.  S. 


GRAMMAR.  21 

SET   II. 

1.  (Two  Credits.)  —  Write  a  sentence  in  which 
laid  and  lain  are  correctly  used  in  the  future  perfect, 
or  second  future  tense. 

2.  (Two  Credits.)  —  What  is  meant  by  the  person 
and  number  of  verbs  .''     Ilkistrate  by  an  example. 

3.  (Two  Credits.)  —  Plural  of  staff ,  capful,  beaiiy 
^cims,  crisis,  vertebra,  Miss  Brown,  Mr.  Smith. 

4.  (Two  Credits.)  —  Principal  parts  of  let,  bid, 
see,  hide,  sink,  slay,  bless,  bitrn,  burst,  dig,  hang, 
work. 

5.  (Two  Credits.) — Conjugate  the  verb  be  in  the 
past  tense,  subjunctive  mode,  and  in  the  future  per- 
fect tense,  indicative  mode. 

6.  (Two  Credits )  —  Correct  the  following  sen- 
tences :  — 

His  family  are  large  yet  he  supports  them.  Every  house 
was  burned,  and  every  man,  woman,  and  child  were  killed. 

7.  {a)  (Two  Credits.)  —  Correct  and  punctuate  the 
following  stanza :  — 

''  Spake  full  well  in  language  quaint  and  olden 
One  who  dwelleth  by  the  castle4,rhine. 
When  he  called  the  flowers  so  blue  and  golden 

Stars  that  in  earths  firmament  do  shine."  —  Bryant. 

{b)  (Two  Credits.)  —  Express  the  same  thoughts  in 
prose. 

if)  (Two  Credits.)  —  What  kind  of  a  sentence  is 
the  whole  stanza } 

{d)  (Two  Credits.)  —  Conjugate  dwelleth,  and  parse 
one. 

8.  (Eight  Credits.  Half  Credit  off  for  each  un- 
corrected grammatical  error,  and  each  word  wrongly 
spelled.)  —  Rewrite  and  correct  the  following  para- 
graph from  the  Declaration  of  Independence  :  — 


22         PART  1.  —  EXAMIXAT/OX  OF   TEACHERS. 

"  When  in  the  coarse  of  human  evvents  it  becoms  ness- 
essary  for  one  people  to  dissolves  the  pollittical  bands 
vvhitch  has  conected  them  with  another  and  to  asume 
among  the  Powers  of  the  Earth  the  sepperate  and  equall 
station  too  which  the  laws  of  Nature  and  natures  god 
entitel  them  a  desent  respect  to  the  oppinions  of  mankind 
requires  that  they  should  declair  the  causes  whitch  impels 
them  to  the  sepperasion." 

9.  (Two  Credits.)  —  What  kind  of  a  sentence  is 
the  preceding,  and  why  ? 

10.  (Two  Credits.)  — Simple  subject  and  simple 
predicate. 

11.  (Two  Credits.)  —  "  That  they  should  declare," 
etc.,  is  what  kind  of  a  clause,  and  what  does  it  mod- 
ify } 

12.  (Two  Credits.)  —  "When  in  the  course," -etc., 
what  is  it,  and  what  does  it  modify  1 

13.  (Two  Credits.). —  "  To  which  ....  en- 
titles them,"  is  what,  and  what  does  it  modify  1 

14.  (Two  Credits.)  —  Name  all  the  nouns  and 
verbs  in  the  whole  paragraph. 

1  .     .     .     .     "  When  thoughts 

2  Of  the  last  bitter  hour  come  like  a  blight 

3  Over  thy  spirit,  and  sad  images 

4  Of  the  stern  agony,  and  shroud,  and  pall, 

'^      5   And  breathless  darkness,  and  the  narrow  house, 

6  Make  thee  to  shudder  and  grow  sick  at  heart  — 

7  Go  forth  under  the  open  sky  and  list 

8  To  Nature's  teachings,  while  from  all  around 

9  Earth  and  her  waters,  and  the  depths  of  air, 

10  Comes  a  still  voice  :     Yet,  a  few  days,  and  thee 

11  The  all-beholding  sun  shall  see  no  more 

12  In  all  his  course."  —  Thanatopsis,  Bryant. 

15.  (Two  Credits.)  —  What  kind  of  a  sentence  is 
the  preceding  stanza  ? 


GRAMMAR,  23 

{b)  (Two  Credits.)  —  Name  the  subject  and  pred- 
icate of  the  most  important  proposition. 

(r)  (Two  Credits.)  —  Name  the  adjective  phrases 
and  tell  what  they  modify. 

{d)  (Two  Credits.)  —  Parse  go  and  list  in  the 
seventh  line. 

Note.  —  Use  abbreviated  models  in  parsing  in  all  the  following  ex- 
amples. 

{e)  (Two  Credits.)  —  Parse  make  and  grow. 

{/)  (Two  Credits.)  —  Parse  eai^th  and  comes. 

(g)  (Two  Credits.)  —  Parse  jet  and  t/iee. 

i/i)  (Two  Credits.)  —  The  first  six  lines  form  what 
kind  of  an  element  or  modifier  'i  What  does  it  mod- 
ify .? 

(?)  (Two  Credits.)  —  What  is  "  When  thoughts  of 
the  last  bitter  hour  .? "  etc. 

(j)  (Two  Credits.)  —  What  is  "  Yet,  a  few  days, 
and  thee  the  all-beholding  sun  }  "  etc.  S. 

SET  III. 
TOTAL  :  TWELVE  QUESTIONS  —  ONE  HUNDRED  CREDITS. 

Eight  Questions  —  Five  Credits  Each. 

1.  Write  a  sentence  of  four  words  only,  containing 
an  adjective,  a  noun,  a  verb,  and  an  adverb. 

2.  Analyze  the  sentence  written,  and  parse  each 
word. 

3.  Name  three  ways  of  forming  the  plurals  of 
nouns,  and  give  an  example  of  each. 

4.  Give  a  synopsis  of  the  verb^^  in  the  indicative 
mode,  third  person,  singular  number,  interrogative 
form. 

5.  Write  a  compound  sentence. 

6.  Write  a  sentence  containing  a  verb  in  the  pas- 
sive voice. 

7.  Principal  parts  of  the  following  verbs  :  breaks 
burst,  work,  drink? 


24        PART  I.  —  EXAMINATION  OF  TEACHERS. 

8.  Correct  the  following  sentences  :  (No  credits 
unless  the  reasons  for  correcting  are  given).  "  There 
was  no  men  killed."     "  They  said  it  was  her." 

Twelve  Credits. 

9.  "  The  evil  that  men  do  lives  after  them." 

{a)  What  kind  of  a  sentence  is  the  preceding .? 
(b)  Of  what  is  evil  the  subject  t 
(e)  What  part  of  speech  is  l/ial  and  in  what  case 
is  it  ? 

(d)  Is  do  a  transitive,  or  an  intransitive  verb  ? 

Twelve  Credits. 

10.  "  So  let  it  be  with  Caesar." 
(a)  What  kind  of  a  sentence  ? 
\b)  Parse  let. 

(e)  Parse  it. 
(d)  Parse  be. 

Sixteen  Credits  —  One  Credit  off  for  Each  Error  Uncorrected. 

11.  Correct  the  capitals,  spelling,  punctuation,  and 
violations  of  grammatical  rules  of  the  following  sen- 
tence : — 

"  the  productions  of  the  american  soil  and  climate  has 
poured  out  their  abundance  of  luxurys  for  the  tables  of 
the  rich  and  of  nescesarys  for  the  sustainance  of  the  poor 
birds  and  animals  of  beauty  and  value  has  been  added  to 
'the  european  stocks  and  transplantations  from  the  une- 
qualled riches  of  our  forests  has  mingled  itself  with  the 
elms  and  ashes  and  druidical  oaks  of  england."  —  Web- 
ster. 

Twenty  Credits. 

12.  "  So  live,  that  when  thy  summons  comes  to  join 
The  innumerable  caravan  which  moves 
To  that  mysterious)  realm  where  each  shall  take 
His  chamber  in  the  silent  halls  of  death, 
Thou  »jo  not,  like  the  quarry  slave  at  night 


GRAMMAR.  .      25 

Scourged  to  his  dungeon,  but,  sustained  and  soothed 
By  an  unfaltering  trust,  approach  thy  grave 
Like  one  who  wraps  the  drapery  of  his  couch 
About  him  and  Hes  down  to  pleasant  dreams." 

Thanatopsis, 

2.  {a)  What  kind  of  a  sentence  is  the  preceding 
stanza,  and  why  ? 

ib)  What  kind  of  poetry  is  it  called,  and  why  ? 

{c)  In  what  mood  is  live,  and  what  is  its  subject  ? 

{d)  Parse  ^^. 

{e)  Conjugate  ^<?  in  the  mood  and  tense  in  which 
it  is  found  here. 

(/)  Parse  approach. 

iyg)  Parse  sustained. 

(Ji)  Parse  one. 

{i)  What  kind  of  a  clause  is  "  Who  wraps,"  etc.  } 

(J)  What  kind  of  a  clause  is  "  When  thy  sum- 
mons," etc.,  and  what  does  it  modify  "^  S. 

SET  IV. 

TEN   QUESTIONS  —  TEN   CREDITS    EACH.    , 

1.  Write  a  complex  sentence,  and  analyze  it. 

2.  Name  the  five  elements  of  a  sentence.  Give 
an  example  of  a  sentence  containing  all  the  elements. 

3  and  4.  Analyze  the  following  sentence  :  — 

"  When,  in  the  course  of  human  events,  it  becomes 
necessary  for  one  people  to  dissolve  the  political  bands 
which  have  connected  them  with  another,  and  to  assume 
among  the  powers  of  the  earth  the  separate  and  equal 
station  to  which  the  laws  of  nature  and  of  nature's  God 
entitle  them,  a  decent  respect  to  the  opinions  of  mankind 
requires  that  they  should  declare  the  causes  which  impel 
them  to  the  separation." 

5.  Write  all  the  transitive  verbs  in  the  preceding 
sentence,  with  their  subjects  and  objects. 


26        PART  I.  — EXAMINATION  OF  TEACHERS. 

6.  Parse  t/zai,  in  the  last  clause  of  the  sentence 
above.     Parse  entitle^  and  to  assume. 

7.  Compare  worse,  little,  first.  Decline  us,  which. 
Give  the  principal  parts  of  get,  ought,  and  drink. 

8.  Write  a  sentence  to  illustrate  each  of  the  differ- 
ent moods. 

9.  Give  a  rule  for  the  use  of  each  of  the  following 
points,  and  an  example  to  illustrate  :  Comma,  semi- 
colon,  caret,  quotation  marks. 

10.  Write  a  compound  sentence  composed  of  two 
complex  clauses.  S. 

SET   V. 
TWENTY   QUESTIONS  —  FIVE  CREDITS   EACH. 

1.  Write  a  synopsis  of  the  verb  to-ifty  in  the  indic- 
ative and  potential  modes,  third  person,  singular 
number,  active  and  passive  voices.     Synopsis  of  the 

V^    same  in  the  indicative  mode,  first  person,  singular 
number,  interrogative-negative  form. 

2.  Principal  parts  of  the  following  verbs  :  to  fly,  to 
flee,  to  cleave,  {to  split),  to  dare,  {to  venture),  to  chide, 
to  work. 

3.  State  in  what  cases  the  letter  s  is  omitted  in 
forming  the  possessive  case,  and  give  examples. 

4.  What   is  the  difference  between  a  verb  and  a 
'"noun  } 

5.  When  is  the  relative  that  used  in  preference  to 
who  or  which  ? 

6.  Give  an  example  in  which  as  is  used  as  a  rela- 
tive pronoun. 

7.  Correct  the  following,  and  give  the  reasons  for 
correcting :  — 

Nothing  is  more  preferable  than  a  good  character. 
Daniel  Webster,  and  Lewis  Cass,  also,  were  born  in  Ne\* 
Hamoshire. 


GRAMMAR.  2^ 

I  expect  the  books  were  sent  yesterday. 
I  differ  from  him  in  opinion. 

8.  "  Than  who  none  higher  sat  : "  parse  who. 

9.  Give  at  least  three  rules  for  the  use  of  the 
period  in  punctuation,  and  an  example  to  illustrate 
each. 

10.  "  He  was  made  too  much  of  by  his  mother  : " 
parse  was  made  too  much  of. 

11.  Write  the  plurals  of  the  following,  giving  both 
forms  when  there  are  two  :  lasso,  wharf,  two,  Henry, 
index,  pea,  die,  gallows,  fish,  gymnasium,  Mr.,  handfuly 
erratum,  folio,  zvho,  scarf,  emphasis,  fociLS. 

12.  Decline,  in  the  singular  and  plural,  the  follow- 
ing :  man,  lady,  zvhich,  yoJin,  I,  it,  that. 

13.  What  is  the  difference  between  a  preposition 
and  conjunction  ? 

14.  Punctuate  and  capitalize  the  following  :  — 

"what  sort  of  eyes  can  you  have  got  said  he 
why  very  good  ones  friend  as  you  may  see 
yes  I  perceive  the  clearness  of  the  ball 
pray  let  me  ask  you  can  you  read  at  all." 

15.  Write  a  compound  sentence,  and  analyze  it  ac- 
cording to  any  system  of  analysis  you  have  learned. 

16.  Give  three  examples  of  idiomatic  constructions 
in  the  English  language. 

1 7.  "  Talent  is  something,  but  tact  is  everything." 
Analyze  the  sentence,  and.  parse  something. 

18.  Give  an  example  to  illustrate  each  of  the  six 
tenses. 

19.  Which  is  the  better  usage  in  proper  names  end- 
ing with  s,  using  an  additional  s  or  the  apostrophe 
only  ?  Would  you  write  Willis'  Poems,  or  Willis  s 
Poems  ?  In  what  cases  does  the  letter  s  add  another 
syllable  in  pronunciation  .'' 


28        PART  I.  — EXAMINATION   OF   TEACHERS. 

20.  What  direction  can  you  give  for  the  use  of 
shall  and  will  to  express  future  time  ?  S. 

SET  VI. 

TEN   QUESTIONS  —  TEN    CREDITS   EACH. 

1.  Give  a  synopsis  of  the  verb  write,  in  the  in- 
dicative mode,  passive  voice,  declarative  form,  third 
person,  singular  number  ;  and  a  synopsis  of  the 
verb  nm,  in  the  indicative  and  potential  modes,  in- 
terrogative form,  first  person,  singular  number. 

2.  Give  the  principal  parts  of  the  following  verbs  : 
dive,  strive,  weave,  btdld,  lie,  lay,  hew,  burst,  set,  sit, 
swim,  eat,  drift k. 

3.  Write  the  possessive  plural  of  child,  woman,  it, 
who,  thou,  ox. 

4.  Write  a  sentence  containing  the  word  that, 
used  as  a  relative,  as  an  adjective,  and  as  a  conjunc- 
tion ;  and  state  when  the  relative  that  is  used  in 
preference  to  who  or  which. 

5.  Parse  each  word  in  the  following  sentence: 
"  Teach  me  what  is  right." 

6.  Analyze  the  following  sentence  :  "  Education  is 
the  only  interest  worthy  the  deep  controlling  anxiety 
of  a  truly  thoughtful  man." 

7.  Mention  the  principal  rules  for  the  use  of  the 
'^  comma  in  punctuation. 

8.  Correct  the  following  :  — 

"  Your  brother  came  right  straight  into  the  room  and 
said  to  my  sister  and  I  whom  were  sitting  there  I  am  tired 
and  must  lay  down  to  rest  me  and  when  he  was  laying 
down  we  tryed  to  lie  a  veil  over  his  face  to  cover  it  up  out 
of  sight." 

9.  What  is  an  elementary  sound  ?  A  letter  }  A 
phrase  }  A  clause  ?     A  simple  sentence } 

10.  Construct  sentences  in  which  a  word,  a  phrase, 
and  a  clause,  shall  be  used  as  the  subject  of  a  verb.  S. 


GRAMMAR.  29 

SET   VII. 
ONE   HUNDRED    CREDITS. 

1.  What  is  the  difference  between  analysis  and 
parsing  ? 

2.  Dechne  thou,  who,  wJiich,  that,  /,  it. 

3.  Write  the  present  tense,  past  tense,  and  past 
participle  of  the  following  verbs,  giving  both  forms, 
when  two  are  used  :  ride,  catch,  load,  eat,  ring,  burst, 
dive,  get,  thrust,  greet,  aim,  sit,  work,  dig,  dream. 
(Write  the  principal  parts  in  three  perpendicular  col- 
umns.) 

4.  Compare  chief,  much,  old,  former,  far,  forth,  ill, 
next,  lest,  hinder,  up,  lovely. 

5.  Give  three  important  rules  in  orthography,  and 
words  to  illustrate  each. 

6.  Write  the  possessive  plural  of  woman,  loaf,  it, 
thou,  and  ox  ;  the  plural  of  handful,  money,  the  letter 
t,  focus,  monsieur,  chrysalis,  genus,  miasma. 

7.  Write  two  rules  about  the  formation  of  the  pos- 
sessive case  with  the  use  of  the  apostrophe  s,  and  il- 
lustrate by  examples. 

8.  Analyze  the  following  sentence,  and  parse  each 
word  :  "  Teach  me  what  is  true." 

9.  How  many  words  in  the  English  language } 
How  many  in  common  use  1 

10.  Give  two  rules  for  the  use  of  the  comma  in 
punctuation,  and  examples  to  illustrate  ;  one  rule  for 
the  use  of  the  semicolon,  with  an  example  to  illus- 
trate. 

11.  Define  collective  and  verbal  nouns,  and  write 
a  sentence  containing  an  example  of  each. 

12.  Write  five  prefixes  of  Saxon  origin,  five  of 
Latin,  and  five  of  Greek,  giving  the  meaning  of  each. 

13.  State  which  of  the  following  expressions  are 


30        PART  I.  —  EXAMINATION  OF  TEACHERS. 

allowable  according  to  good  usage,  which  are  not,  and 
correct  the  faulty  ones  :  — 

(a)  I  had  as  lief  go  as  not. 

{b)  Serious  consequences  had  liked  to  have  resulted. 

if)  I  had  rather  not  do  it. 

(d^  You  had  better  write. 

{e)  We  differ  with  him  about  that  sentence. 

(/)  It  ought  to  be  put  a  stop  to. 

(^)  The  ship  was  soon  lost  sight  of. 

14.  Give  five  directions  to  a  pupil  to  be  observed 
in  writing  a  composition, 

15.  Correct  the  following  sentences  :  — 

The  cavalry  were  more  feared  than  the  infantr}'.  Nei- 
ther poverty  nor  riches  were  injurious.  This  people 
have  spoken.  The  Board  of  Education  has  granted  a 
certificate.  The  Board  of  Trustees  has  agreed  to  settle 
the  difficulty  among  themselves.  S. 

SET  VIII. 

TEN  QUESTIONS  —  TEN  CREDITS  EACH. 

1.  Write  a  compound  sentence  containing  an  ob- 
jective clause. 

2.  Of  what  person  must  fwuns,  used  as  subject  or 
bbject  of  verbs,  always  be  .-* 

3.  Compare  late  and  old. 
Give  positives  of  worse. 
Give  positives  of  most. 
Give  superlatives  oi  fore. 
Give  superlatives  oi  far. 
Give  superlatives  of  up. 

4.  Correct  the  following  sentences  (no  credits  un- 
less the  reasons  are  given)  :  — 

Let  no  one  deceive  themselves.     Iron  is  more  useful 


GRAMMAR,  3 1 

than  all  the  metals.     Every  one  of  these  theories  are  ex- 
ploded.    It  was  Joseph,  him  whom  Pharaoh  promoted. 

5.  Parse  the  italicised  words  in  the  following  :  — 

"  That  he  should  refuse  is  not  strange^ 
[What  is  the  subject  of  "  is  ?  "] 
"  To  die  a  hero  is  sublime." 

6.  Give  the  principal  parts  of  sit  and  set ;  rise  and 
raise ;  and  make  sentences  containing  each  of  them 
used  properly  in  the  past  perfect  tense. 

7.  How  is  the  conjugation  of  English  verbs  ef- 
fected }     Illustrate  each  method. 

8.  "  Much  depends  upon  who  the  commissioners 
are  ; "  parse  tipon.  "  I  know  him  to  be  your  friend  ;  " 
parse  him.  "  The  cake  is  too  rich  for  the  child  to 
eat ;  "  parse  to  eat. 

9.  Give  the  past  tense,  indicative  mode  of  the  verb 
do.  Potential  mode,  past  perfect  tense  of  go.  In- 
dicative mode,  present  perfect  tense  of  lie  (to  re- 
cline.) 

"  But  this  very  day, 
An  honest  man,  my  neighbor^  —  there  he  stands, — 
Was  struck  —  struck  like  a  dog,  by  one  who  wore 
The  badge  of  Ursine  ;  because,  forsooth, 
He  tossed  not  high  his  ready  cap  in  air. 
Nor  lifted  up  his  voice  in  servile  shouts. 
At  sight  of  that  great  ruffian  !     Be  we  men, 
And  suffer  such  dishonor  ?  " 

{oi)  Parse  Btit. 

{b)  In  what  case  is  day  ? 

(c)  What  is  the  subject  of  was  struck  f 

{d)  Analyze  there  he  stands. 

(e)  VsiYSQ  forsooth. 

{/)  Parse  high. 

(g)  Parse  dog. 


32        PART  I.  —  EXAMINATION  OF   TEACHERS. 

{Ji)  Analyze  "  Be  we  men,  and  suffer  such  dis- 
honor ? " 

{£)  Parse  Be. 

(J)  In  what  case  is  mejt  ? 

.  SET  IX. 

1.  Define  simple,  complex,  and  compound  elements, 
giving  an  example  of  each. 

2.  Give  the  various  uses  of  the  word  that,  with  il- 
lustrations. 

3.  Write  five  rules  for  the  use  of  capital  letters. 

4.  When  is  to  of  the  infinitive  mode. 

5.  Give  a  complete  classification  of  sentences,  and 
define  each  class. 

6.  Define  analysis  and  parsing,  as  used  in  gram- 
mar. 

7.  Analyze  the  sentence,  "  My  mother  died  when 
I  was  very  young." 

8.  Write  a  short  letter. 

9.  In  the  sentence,  "  That  fife  is  long  which  an- 
swers  life's  great  end ; "  parse  thai,  is,  long,  which 
end. 

10.  Write  the  possessive  plural  of  other,  she,  chil- 
dren ;  possessive  singular  of  conscience ;  express,  by 
the  use  of  the  possessive,  the  joint  ownership  of  a 
•boat  by  John  and  James. 

SET  X. 

TEN    QUESTIONS  —  TEN   CREDITS   EACH. 

1.  What  is  the  difference  between  simple,  complex, 
and  compound  sentences  t  Give  an  example  of  each 
kind. 

2.  Name  four  cases  in  which  the  pronoun  that  is 
used  in  preference  to  who  or  which, 

3.  What  distinctions  can  you  mention  in  the  use 
of  shall  and  willf 


GRAMMAR,  33 

4.  What  are  the  principal  elements  of  an  English 
sentence,  and  what  is  their  natural  order  ? 

5.  What  kind  of  a  sentence  is  the  following  :  "  Let 
me  see  what  you  have  "  ?     Parse  what  and  see. 

6.  "  Sink  or  swim,  live  or  die,  survive  or  perish,  I 
am  for  the  Declaration."  What  kind  of  sentence, 
and  why  ?     Parse  sijik. 

7.  Write  a  synopsis  of  the  verb  drink,  in  the  indic- 
ative and  potential  modes. 

8.  Write  a  sentence  to  illustrate  each  of  the  modes 
and  each  of  the  forms  of  the  verb. 

9.  Correct  the  following  :  — 

"  We  will  be  delighted  when  the  examination  shall  have 
been  finished.     Either  1  or  he  are  tc  blame." 

10.  Write  three  general  rules  for  the  use  of  the 
comma,  two  for  the  semicolon,  and  two  for  the  period, 
and  give  a  sentence  to  illustrate.  S. 

SET  XI. 

TEN   QUESTIONS  —  TEN   CREDITS    EACH. 

1.  Give  all  the  principal  parts  of  the  verbs  of  which 
the  following  are  parts  :  was,  gone,  fought,  decide, 
talked. 

2.  Parse  all  the  irregular  verbs  in  the  following 
sentence  :  — 

"  The  men  fought  well,  but  they  were  unable  to  endure 
the  fatigue  of  long  marches." 

3.  Parse  all  the  relative  pronouns  in  the  following 
sentence  :  — 

"  That  man  who  fails  while  attempting  to  do  right,  is 
more  to  be  respected  than  he  who  succeeds  in  doing  what 
is  wrong." 

4.  Correct  the  following  sentences,  if  they  need 
correction,  and  give  reasons  for  correcting  :  — 

{a)  Between  you  and  I,  this  must  be  kept  secret. 
3 


34        PART  I.  — EXAMINATION  OF  TEACHERS, 

{b)  You  and  not  I,  am  to  blame. 

{c)  The  larger  part  of  the  coins  was  destroyed. 

5.  Name  and  define  the  properties  of  pronouns. 

6.  Analyze  the  following  sentence  :  — 

"  The  dipping  paddle  echoes  far 
And  flashes  in  the  moonlight  gleam." 

7.  Define — subject  -  nominative,  predicate  -  verb, 
simple  subject,  compound  predicate. 

8.  Conjugate  the  verb  sleep  through  the  present 
and  the  past  tenses  of  the  indicative  mode. 

9.  Define  the  difference  between  a  transitive  and 
an  intransitive  verb. 

10.  Give  a  sentence  that  shall  contain  an  adjective 
irregularly  compared  ;  also  a  sentence  containing  an 
adverb  which  is  compared. 

SET  XII. 

TEN  QUESTIONS — TEN    CREDITS    EACH. 

1.  Explain  the  following  terms  as  used  in  gram- 
mar, illustrating  each  by  an  example:  voices  tenser 
i>erso7i,  case,  predicate. 

2.  Why  is  a  personal  pronoun  so  called  ? 

3.  Give  examples  of  the  correct  use  of  the  verbs, 
lie,  lay,  sit,  and  set,  in  the  present,  past,  and  present 
.perfect  tenses,  indicative  mode. 

4.  Write  the  plural  of  loaf,  wife,  dwarf,  chentb, 
lily,  monkey,  turkey,  ha7tdfiil,  grotto,  staff,  stave. 

Give  the  general  rules  for  forming  the  plural  of 
nouns.  Also  exceptions  which  apply  to  any  of  the 
pieceding  words. 

5.  Compare  the  following  adjectives  :  better,  worse 
holy,  next,  first,  last,  less,  ill,  sjtpreme,  blue. 

6.  Correct   the  following   sentences  : — 

I  have  less  books  than  you.  He  was  more  active  but 
not  so  studious  as  John.     You  should  have  let  that  re- 


GRAMMAR.  35 

mained  where  it  was.  Who  had  I  ought  to  have  given 
this  to  ?  If  any  one  asks  about  me,  tell  them  I  am  nicely. 
Have  either  of  you  seen  him  ?  I  am  sorry  not  to  have 
seen  you.  He  should  never  marry  a  woman  in  high  life 
that  has  no  money. 

7.  Parse  the  italicized  words  in  the  foUov^ing  pas- 
sage :  — 

"  A  prompt  decisive  man^  no  breath 
Our  father  wasted  ;  ^  Boys,  2i  path  /' 
Well  pleased  (for  whejt  did  farmer  boy, 
Count  such  a  summons  less  than  joy  ?) 
Our  buskins  on  our  feet  we  draw."      Whittier. 

8.  Analyze  the  first  sentence  in  the  above  passage. 

9.  Paraphrase  the  following  passage,  expanding  it 
tn  thought  and  expression  as  much  as  you  please  :  — 
**  Life 's  more  than  breath,  and  the  quick  round  of  blood  — 

We  live  in  deeds  not  years  ;  in  thoughts,  not  breaths  — 
We  should  count  time  by  heart-throbs.     He  most  lives 
Who  thinks  most  —  feels  the  noblest  —  acts  the  best. 
Life  's  but  a  means  unto  an  end." 

10.  How  many  sentences  in  the  preceding  stanza, 
and  what  kmd  of  sentences  are  they .? 

SET  XIII. 
TEN   QUESTIONS  —  TEN    CREDITS   EACH. 

I.  Write  the  plural  of  money ,  lady,  berry,  wharf, 
elf ,  gulf ,  thief,  cameo,  focus,  stratum,  vortex. 

Write  the  relative  pronouns,  and  state  how  they 
differ  from  personal  pronouns. 

3.  State  how  adjectives  are  compared,  and  com- 
pare ill,  many,  near,  late,  old. 

4.  Write  the  principal  parts  of  bring,  buy,  chide, 
clothe,  drink,  fly,  lay,  seethe,  throw. 

5.  Parse  the  words  in  italics  in  the  following  sen- 
tences :  — 

Forth   in   the  pleasing  Spring,  Thy  beauty  walks.  Thy 


36        PART  I.— EXAMINATION  OF  TEACHERS. 

tenderness  and  love.  Wide^  flush  the  fields.  The  soften- 
ing air  is  balm.  Echo,  the  mou?ilain  round.  The  forest 
smiles,  and  every  sense  and  every  heart  is  joy. 

6.  The  house  is  my  own  ;  and  I  own  my  horse. 

7.  He  was  displeased,  on  aceoimt  of  my  being  a  friend 
to  his  enemy. 

8.  "  For  who,  to  dumb  forgetfulness,  2Lprey, 

This  pleasing  anxious  being  e'er  resigned, 
Left  the  warm  precincts  of  the  cheerful  day, 
Nor  cast  one  longing,  li?igering  look  behind. 

9.  Analyze  the  following  sentence,  and  parse  the 
words  in  italics  :  "  She  hath  done  what  she  could." 

10.  Correct  the  following  sentences:  — 

Which  is  the  larger  city.  New  York  or  Paris  ?  John  is 
not  as  tall  as  James.  The  teacher  learned  his  class  French. 
What  time  did  he  say  it  was  ?  I  shall  come  to  Providence 
this  week. 

SET  XIV. 

FIVE   QUESTIONS  —  TWENTY   CREDITS   EACH. 

1.  Punctuate  the  following  sentences  :  — 

(a)  He  being  dead  yet  speaketh 

(b)  Morning  is  the  best  time  to  study  my  beloved  chil- 
dren 

{c)  The  sun  having  risen  we  parted  on  our  journey 

(d)  I  rise  Mr  President  to  a  point  of  order 

(<f)  Some  writers  divide  the  history  of  the  world  into 

four  ages  the  golden  age  the  silver  age  the  bronze  age  and 

the  iron  age 

(/)  Of  all  our  senses  the  sight  is  the  most  perfect 
(g)  Stones  grow  vegetables  grow  and  live  animals  grow 

live  and  feed 

2.  Punctuate  the  following  sentences,  and  make 
the  necessary  corrections  in  regard  to  capitals  :  — 

{a)  the  scots  at  break  of  day  entered  the  castle 
{b)  the  man  when  he  saw  this  departed 

(c)  he  saith  unto  him  feed  my  sheep 


GRAMMAR.  37 

3.  Make  the  necessary  corrections  in  the  following 
sentences :  — 

(^)  Every  one  of  the  witnesses  testify  to  the  same 
thing. 

{b)  Either  James  or  William  have  to  stay  at  home. 
George  learned  him  music. 

{c)  He  laid  down  to  take  a  nap. 

{d)  He  was  much  effected  by  the  news. 

{e)  He  labored  hard  but  affected  nothing. 

(/)  Four  month's  interest  are  due  on  the  bonds. 

{g)  Neither  thou  nor  I  art  to  blame. 

4.  Parse  the  words  in  italics  in  the  following  ex- 
tract :  — 

*^  Now  cafne  still  evening  on,  and  twilight  gray 
Had  in  her  sober  livery  all  things  clad  ; 
Silence  accompanied  ;  for  beast  and  bird, 
They  to  their  grassy  couch,  these  tg.  their  nests 
Were  slunk  ;  all  but  the  wakeful  nightingale, 
She  all  7iight  long  her  amorous  descant  sung." 

5.  Analyze  the  following  sentences,  and  parse  the 
words  in  italics  :  — 

{a)  There  is  no  doubt  of  his  being  a  great  scholar, 
ib)  It  is  a  disgrace  to  be  the  author  of  such  a  report. 

SET  XV. 

TEN   QUESTIONS  —  VALUE  FIVE  EACH. 

I.  Punctuate  the  following  sentences  ;  correct  all 
the  errors  in  them  ;  and  write  them  out  grammatically, 
if  they  are  ungrammatical :  — 

1.  i  should  not  have  Went  if  he  had  not  have  expected 
me. 

2.  beleive  me  i  did  not  think  to  have  receive  such 
News. 

3.  The  derevation  of  these  Words  is  unsertain. 


38        PART  L— EXAMINATION  OF   TEACHERS. 

2.  Write  the  principal  parts  of  the  following  verbs  : 
quit^  rid,  get,  thrive,  weave,  sit,  stride,  hew,  set,  burst. 

3.  Write  a  sentence  with  the  verb  to  undo  in  the 
passive  voice,  potential  mode,  past  perfect  tense,  in 
the  third  person,  plural. 

4.  Write  the  possessive  singular  and  the  possessive 
plural  of  the  following  nouns  :  man,  child,  body,  val- 
ley. 

5.  Write  the  plural  of  shelf,  dwarf,  coachful,  chim- 
ney, son-in-law,  genus,  salmon,  dozen,  idea,  gold,  the 
letter  /,  and  the  figure  6. 

6.  How  are  the  passive  voice  and  the  progressive 
form  of  a  verb  composed  ? 

7.  Write  a  sentence  with  the  verb  to  sleep  in  the 
infinitive  mode,  present  perfect  tense,  passive  voice. 

8.  Why  is  "  You  had  not  ought "  ungrammatical } 

9.  Of  what  does  syntax  treat  t 

10.  What  do  you  mean  by  an  idiom?  Give  an  ex- 
ample. S. 


GEOGRAPHY. 


SET   I. 

TWENTY   QUESTIONS  —  FIVE   CREDITS    EACH. 

1.  What  is  supposed  to  be  the  reason  why  the 
earth  is  flattened  at  the  poles  ? 

2.  Name  the  two  great  mountain  systems  of  the  / 
United  States  ;  the  four  great  rivers  ;  the  largest  four      , ,'' 
cities  ;  and  the  three  great  sea-p6rts. 

3.  Name  the  two  great  mountain  ranges,  the  four 
great  cities,  and  the  four  great  rivers  of  Asia. 

4.  Why  does  so  little  rain  fall  on  that  part  of  South 
America  west  of  the  Andes  mountain  range  ? 

5.  What  is  the  length  of  the  longest  night  at  the 
line  of  the  Equator  ?  on  the  line  of  the  Arctic  Cir- 
cle .?     at  the  North  Pole  } 

6.  Why  is  the  climate  cold  in  the  Polar  regions  and 
hot  in  the  Equatorial  regions  ? 

7.  Name  a  large  city  noted  for  the  manufacture  of 
cotton  cloth  ;  one  noted  for  its  silks  ;  one  noted  for 
its  iron  works. 

8.  Name  three  animals  peculiar  to  the  Torrid  Zone  ; 
three  peculiar  to  the  Temperate  Zone  ;  three  peculiar 
to  the  Frigid  Zone. 

9.  How  do  the  products  of  the  northern  part  of 
the  United  States  differ  from  those  of  the  southern } 

10.  What  part  of  the  United  States  is  a  plateau  or 
highland  .''  Why  does  it  have  less  rain  than  the  val- 
ley of  the  Mississippi  .'* 


40        PAR  T  J.  —  EXAMJNA  TION  OF   TEA  CHERS. 

11.  Name  the  two  great  rivers  of  South  America  ; 
two  of  Africa  ;  four  of  Europe. 

1 2.  What  country  produces  the  most  cotton  1  the 
most  sugar  }  the  l&ost  rice  }  the  most  coffee  } 

13.  What  country  is  the  greatest  manufacturing 
country  in  the  world  .?  What  country  manufactures 
the  most  silk  1 

14.  What  country  exports  the  greatest  quantity  of 
hides  }     wines  }     wool  .-*     tea  } 

15.  Four  leading  exports  of  California.? 

16.  What  is  the  use  of  latitude  and  longitude  t 

17.  What  commercial  advantages  has  New  York 
City  1     Boston  t     San  Francisco  } 

1 8.  State  by  what  great  commercial  routes  you  can 
now  travel  round  the  world,  starting  from  San  Fran- 
cisco. 

19.  What  articles  are  exchanged  between  the  min- 
ing States  and  the  agricultural  States  of  the  Missis- 
sippi valley  t  between  the  manufacturing  States  and 
the  mining  States  1 

20.  What  country  in  the  world  has  the  longest  and 
most  numerous  lines  of  railroad.  S. 

SET   II. 
TEN   QUESTIONS  —  TEN   CREDITS   EACH. 

1.  What  large  cities  are  situated  on  the  Mississippi 
and  its  tributaries  1 

2.  Define  latitude,  longitude,  and  meridians. 

3.  What  is  the  Gulf  Stream  }  where  does  it  flow  ? 
and  what  effect  does  it  have  on  the  climate  of  certain 
countries  } 

4.  Give  the  population,  in  round  numbers,  of  the 
most  powerful  State  in  the  Union,  and  mention  five 
of  its  principal  cities. 

5.  Name  the  three  great  rivers  of  North  America 
which  flow  into  the  Pacific. 


90^- 


GEOGRAPHY.  4I 

6.  In  what  respects  does  California  differ  from 
Massachusetts  ? 

7.  Name  four  cities  noted  for  their  great  elevation 
above  the  level  of  the  sea. 

8.  State  the  situation  of  the  following  places : 
Marseilles,  Yokohama,  Quito,  Hong  Kong,  Mt.  Etna, 
Mt.  Hecla,  Mt.  Everest,  Lake  Tchad,  Yukon  River, 
Hobart  Town. 

9.  Why  does  so  little  rain  fall  in  Peru,  and  so  much 
in  the  basin  of  the  Amazon  t  Why  so  little  in  the 
Sahara  t 

10.  Give  some  illustrations  of  the  effect  of  climate 
on  the  human  race  and  on  vegetation.  S. 

SET  III. 
TWENTY   QUESTIONS  —  FIVE   CREDITS   EACH. 

1.  Bound  Europe.  Give  its  area,  and  five  most  im- 
portant cities. 

2.  What  are  the  area  and  population  of  the  United 
States  } 

3.  What  are  the  latitude  and  longitude  of  Wash- 
mgton  City  } 

4.  Describe   the  river  Danube  ;    the  Amoor ;  the 
ger ;  Orinoco. 

5.  Why  is  the  climate  of  the  California  coast  milder 
than  that  of  the  corresponding  latitude  on  the  At- 
lantic coast } 

6.  Name  the  largest  rivers,  three  principal  capes, 
three  largest  cities  of  Great  Britain. 

7.  What  imaginary  lines  would  be  removed  from 
the  surface  of  the  globe  if  its  axis  were  perpendicular 
to  the  plane  of  its  orbit,  and  what  would  be  the  effect 
upon  the  seasons,  and  on  the  length  of  days  and 
nights  } 

8.  If  the  rotary  motion  of  the  earth  were  to  cease, 


42         PART  I.— EXAMINATION  OF   TEACHERS. 

what  change  would  be  made  in  the  distribution  of 
water  on  the  surface  of  the  globe  ?  What  change  if 
the  equatorial  diameter  were  made  equal  to  the 
polar  ? 

9.  Mention  some  of  the  causes  which  produce 
oceanic  currents,  and  name  any  of  the  effects  of  such 
currents. 

10.  Bound  China.  Give  its  population,  and  its 
two  principal  rivers,  sea-ports,  and  cities. 

11.  What  are  the  principal  points  of  difference  and 
of  resemblance  between  the  English  Parliament  and 
:-he  Congress  of  the  United  States  } 

12.  State  the  situation  of  Bordeaux,  Havre,  Mar- 
jeilles,  and  Cherbourg. 

13.  What  are  the  principal  points  of  difference  and 
resemblance,  in  respect  to  physical  features,  between 
Africa  and  South  America } 

14.  Locate  the  following  places  :  Vicksburg,  At- 
lanta, Nassau,  Manila,  and  Bombay. 

15.  What  are  glaciers,  and  in  what  countries  are 
they  found } 

16.  In  which  hemisphere  is  Iceland  —  eastern  or 
western  ?  In  which  are  New  Zealand  and  Aus- 
tralia } 

17.  How  does  Australia  compare  in  size  with 
Europe,  and  what  are  some  of  the  animals  peculiar  to 
it.? 

18.  Name  the  three  principal  cities,  and  two  larg- 
est rivers  of  Italy. 

19.  What  large  cities  in  the  Torrid  Zone,  and  what 
islands  are  crossed  by  the  Equator  } 

20.  What  are  the  great  natural  divisions  of  the 
United  States  }  S. 


GEOGRAPHY.  43 

SET  IV. 
TEN   QUESTIONS  —  FIVE   CREDITS   EACH. 

1.  What  is  the  cause  of  day  and  night,  and  of  the 
change  of  seasons  } 

2.  Which  has  at  any  time  the  longer  day,  Quito  or 
St.  Petersburg  1 

3.  Which  of  the  grand  divisions  of  the  earth  is 
the  largest }  which  the  most  populous }  which  most 
fertile  }  which  has  the  highest  mountains  }  which  the 
largest  rivers  }  which,  the  most  inland  seas  .'' 

4.  What  is  the  latitude  of  the  Arctic  circle }  of 
the  Tropic  of  Cancer  ">.  of  Cape  Horn  }  of  Panama  } 
of  San  Francisco  1  of  New  York  t 

5.  What  are  the  principal  rivers  which  flow  into 
the  Atlantic  Ocean  }    Pacific  .''    Arctic  t    Antarctic  } 

6.  What  meridian  divides  the  Eastern  from  the 
Western  Hemisphere  1 

7.  Bound  Australia. 

8.  Where  is  Honolulu  }  Manila  }  Canton  ?  Syd- 
ney ?     Acapulco } 

9.  Where  is  Chicago  t  Cincinnati  }  St.  Louis  ? 
Sacramento  }     Sitka  t 

FIVE   QUESTIONS  —  TEN   CREDITS   EACH. 

10.  Draw  a  contrast  between  productions  and  cli- 
mate of  California  and  Massachusetts. 

11.  Where  is  Pike's  Peak.?  Harper's  Ferry.? 
San  Juan  Island  }     Yukon  River  .? 

12.  What  railway  lines  would  you  pass  over  in 
travelling  by  railroad  from  Boston  to  San  Francisco  1 

13.  What  is  the  principal  sea-port  city  of  France } 
England  }  Austria  1  Russia  ?  China }  Brazil  ? 
Japan  } 

14.  When  are  the  days  and  nights  of  equal  length 
all  over  the  globe  ? 


44        PART  I.— EXAMINATION  OF  TEACHERS. 

15.  Which  is  the  highest  mountain  peak  on  the 
globe  ?  the  largest  island  ?  the  largest  city  ?  the  lar- 
gest empire  ?  the  most  powerful  nation  ?  the  ruling 
race  of  men  ?  S. 

SET  V. 

TEN  QUESTIONS  —  TEN  CREDITS  EACH. 

1.  Define  latitude  and  longitude.  State  the  length 
of  a  degree,  and  show  how  a  degree  of  latitude  com- 
pares with  a  degree  of  longitude. 

2.  Give  the  width  of  each  zone  in  degrees. 

3.  State  the  departments  into  which  the  govern- 
ment of  the  United  States  is  divided. 

s7  4.  Mention  the  State  that  excels  in  each  of  the  fol- 
lowing particulars  :  (i)  population  ;  (2)  number  of 
good  harbors  ;  (3)  production  of  salt  ;  (4)  of  cotton  ; 
(5)  of  wheat  ;  (6)  of  iron  ;  (7)  of  copper ;  (8)  of 
wine;  (9)  of  sugar  ;   (10)  in  variety  of  manufactures. 

5.  Name  five  important  commercial  articles  which 
are  imported  from  South  America. 

6.  Name  and  locate  five  important  cities  of  Eu- 
rope, —  no  two  to  be  in  the  same  country. 

7.  What  comparison  can  you  draw  between  Japan 
and  Great  Britain } 

8.  If  you  should  go  by  water  from  Chicago  to  Con- 
stantinople, what  waters  would  be  passed  over } 

9.  Name  and  locate  five  mountain  ranges  in  Eu- 
rope, and  five  seas  in  or  around  Asia. 

j  10.  Where  and  what  are  the  following.?  (i)  An- 
dorra;'(2)  Mecca;  (3)  Madagascar;  (4)  Honolulu; 
(5)  Victoria;  (6)  Potosi ;  (7) /Wyoming ;^  (8)  Key 
West. 


GEOGRAPHY.  45 

SET  VI. 
TEN   QUESTIONS  —  TEN   CREDITS    EACH. 

1.  What  are  the  products  of  the  frigid  zone  ? 

2.  Give  the  population  of  the  State  of  New  York, 
and  mention  five  of  its  principal  cities. 

3.  Bound  Mexico,  name  its  principal  seaports,  and 
give  the  situation  of  the  cities  of  Mexico  and  Vera 
Cruz. 

4.  What  is  "be  population,  in  round  numbers,  of 
New  York  City  }  of  London  }  of  Paris } 

5.  What  is  the  estimated  population  of  the  globe  ? 
of  China  }  What  is  the  relative  proportion  of  the 
Caucasian  and  Mongolian  races  } 

6.  What  are  the  principal  rivers  which  flow  into 
the  Pacific  Ocean  t 

7.  What  are  the  principal  possessions  of  Great  Bri- 
tain in  various  parts  of  the  world  t 

8.  Bound  Asia,  and  name  its  five  principal  rivers 
and  cities. 

9.  What  are  the  principal  seas  in  and  around  lui- 
rope. 

10.  Bound  France,  and  give  the  situation  of  Paris, 
Bordeaux,  Havre,  and  Marseilles.  S. 

SET  VII. 
total:     FIFTEEN   QUESTIONS  —  ONE   HUNDRED   CREDITS. 

Ten  Questions  —  Fk>c  Credits  Each. 

1.  Define  ecliptic  and  solstice. 

2.  Define  latitude  and  longitude. 

3.  Locate  Strasbourg  ;  Damascus  ;  Waterloo. 

4.  Where  are  Mt.  Ararat }  Mt.  St.  Elias  }  Strom- 
boli  ? 

5.  Name  the  Territories  of  the  United  States. 


46        PART  L  — EXAMINATION  OF  TEACHERS. 

6.  Mention  three  countries  in  which  is  raised  most 
of  the  flax  used  in  the  manufacture  of  linen. 

7.  Name  the  three  largest  cities  of  the  United 
States  ;  of  Europe  ;  of  Asia. 

8.  Where  is  the  coffee  tree  most  extensively  culti- 
vated }  sugar  cane }  the  pepper  plant  t  cinnamon  t 
the  cotton  plant } 

9.  What  section  of  the  United  States  has  the 
greatest  amount  of  rain  }  the  least  t  What  contrast 
is  presented  by  the  climate  of  the  Atlantic  and  Pa- 
cific coasts  t 

10.  What  part  of  North  America  is  a  lowland.? 
Which  grand  division  has  the  greatest  mass  of 
table-land. 

Five  Questions  —  Ten  Credits  Each. 

1.  Describe  the  Gulf  Stream,  and  tell  what  effect 
it  has  on  the  climate  of  Europe. 

2.  What  is  the  cause  of  the  change  of  seasons, 
a  "d  of  the  length  of  day  and  night  .'* 

3.  Name  four  animals  peculiar  to  the  Temperate 
Zone  ;  four  to  the  Torrid  ;  three  to  the  Frigid.  What 
causes  wind }  In  what  direction  do  trade-winds 
blow  ? 

4.  Why  does  the  quantity  of  rain  decrease  as  we 
recede  from  the  Equator  t  Why  less  in  the  interior 
than  on  the  coast }  Why  more  in  mountainous  than 
in  level  districts } 

5.  When  it  is  noon  in  San  Francisco,  what  time  is 
it  at  a  place  70°  east  of  it  1    75°  west  of  it  ? 

SET  VIII. 

FIVE  QUESTIONS — THREE   CREDITS   EACH. 

I.  What  is  the  highest  mountain  in  the  United 
States }  Name  and  give  the  approximate  height  of 
the  highest  mountain  on  the  globe. 


GEOGRAPHY,  47 

2.  Name  the  two  greatest  river  basins  in  the 
world. 

3.  What  countries  are  crossed  by  the  Equator  ? 

4.  To  what  race  do  the  Arabs  belong  ?  The  Hin- 
doos ?     The  Esquimaux  ? 

5.  Where  is  Manila  ?  Mention  two  states  of 
Mexico. 

Five  Questions  —  Five  Credits  Each. 

6.  Name  and  describe  the  longest  river,  and  locate 
the  largest  city,  in  each  of  the  grand  divisions. 

7.  Name  the  provinces  of  which  the  Chinese 
Empire  is  composed. 

8.  Name  the  ten  principal  commercial  cities  of  the 
world. 

9.  Describe  the  formation  of  the  coral  islands. 

10.  To  what  zone  is  the  growth  of  such  islands 
chiefly  confined  }  Mention  two  islands  of  volcanic 
origin. 

Six  Questions  —  Ten  Credits  Each. 

11.  By  what  are  tides  caused  }  What  is  the  great- 
est height  to  which  tides  rise } 

12.  How  is  a  tidal  wave  created  } 

13.  Mention  four  causes  which  affect  the  temper^* 
ture  of  a  place. 

14.  On  which  side  of  the  continents  do  the  iso- 
therms run  farthest  north  t     Why  } 

15.  Which  has  the  more  rain,  Africa  or  South 
America  }     Why  .'* 

16.  Explain  the  origin,  direction,  and  limits  of  the 
trade-winds. 

SET  IX. 
FIFTEEN   QUESTIONS  —  FIVE   CREDITS   EACH. 

I.  Why  are  the  Tropics  and  Polar  circles  23^"  from 
the  Equator  and  the  Poles  .^ 


48  PAR  T  I.  —  EX  A  MINA  TION  OF  TEA  CHERS. 

2.  What  is  the  length  of  the  longest  day  at  the 
Polar  circles  and  at  the  Equator  ? 
.     3.  Name  the  grand  divisions  of  the  earth,  in  the 
order  of  their  population. 

4.  Name  the  highest  mountain  peak  and  the  largest 
river,  in  each  of  the  grand  divisions. 

5.  Name  the  principal  plateaux  of  Asia  and  North 
America,  and  the  principal  plains  of  South  America, 
Europe,  and  Africa. 

6.  What  are  the  circumstances  which  affect  the 
climate  of  a  place  ? 

7.  Describe  the  Gulf  Stream,  and  its  modifying 
effect  on  the  climate  of  any  part  of  the  globe. 

8.  Name  the  races  of  men,  and  the  principal  coun- 
tries in  which  each  race  is  found. 

9.  Define  ecliptic  and  meridian. 

10.  Name  in  order  of  size  the  largest  ten  cities  of 
the  globe. 

1 1.  What  is  the  latitude  of  London  }  New  York  ? 
Quito  } 

12.  Name  the  principal  mountain  ranges  of  the 
United  States,  and  five  of  the  principal  rivers. 

,     13.  Name  the  largest  four  river  basins  of  the  globe. 

14.  Name  a  river  and  town  in  each  of  the  following 
Territories  :  Kansas,  Washington,  New  Mexico,  and 
Dakota. 

15.  Name  the  largest  four  eastern,  and  the  largest 
four  western  branches  of  the  Mississippi. 

SET  X. 

TEN  QUESTIONS  —  TEN  CREDITS  EACH. 

1.  State  the  width  in  degrees  of  the  Torrid,  Tem- 
perate, and  Frigid  Zones. 

2.  Why  do  no  large  streams  in  South  America  flow 
into  the  Pacific  Ocean  } 


GEOGRAPHY.  49 

3.  Which  is  further  north,  Cincinnati  or  Rome  ? 
Newfoundland  or  England  ? 

4.  State  the  prevailing  direction  of  the  principal 
mountain  chains  in  each  of  the  continents. 

5.  What  are  Spitzbergen,  St.  Helena,  New  Zealand, 
Vancouver,  and  Mauritius  t 

6.  Name  the  "  Five  Great  Powers  "  of  Europe,  and 
the  form  of  government  in  each. 

7.  In  which  zones  are  the  most  highly  civilized 
nations  found,  and  why  } 

8.  From  what  countries  do  we  obtain  the  following 
articles  :  (i)  cloves  ;  (2)  nutmegs  ;  (3)  gutta-percha; 
(4)  platina ;  (5)  tin. 

9.  Does  Mercator's  Map  show  the  true  relative 
sizes  of  those  countries  near  the  Equator,  and  those 
remote  from  it,  and  why  } 

10.  Name  ten  seas  bordering  Asia. 

SET  XI. 

FIFTEEN    QUESTIONS  —  FIVE   CREDITS   EACH. 

1.  What  circles  on  the  globe  would  be  omitted  if 
the  axis  of  the  earth  were  perpendicular  to  the  plane 
of  its  orbit } 

2.  What  angle  does  the  axis  of  the  earth  make 
with  the  plane  of  its  orbit  ? 

3.  What  is  meant  by  the  meridian  of  a  place  } 

4.  What  is  the  zodiac  t     The  ecliptic  .'* 

5.  Why  are  the  Polar  circles  and  the  Tropics  drawn 
where  they  are  upon  the  globe  t 

6.  Through  what  waters  would  you  sail  in  going 
from  Pittsburg,  Pennsylvania,  to  Pekin  t 

7.  Define  an  isothermal  line.  What  is  the  line  of 
perpetual  snow. 

8.  What  is  the  cause  of  the  trade-winds  } 


50         PAR T  I.—  EXAMINA TION  OF  TEA CHBRS. 

9.  Name  the  different  classes  of  winds,  and  give 
an  example  under  each. 

10.  Why  is  it  warmer  on  the  Pacific  than  on  the 
Atlantic  coast  of  the  United  States,  in  the  same  lati- 
tude ? 

1 1.  How  are  the  wet  and  dry  seasons  of  California 
produced  ? 

12.  Describe  the  principal  currents  of  the  ocean 
and  explain  their  causes. 

1 3.  What  are  the  area,  boundaries,  and  population 
of  the  United  States  } 

14.  In  what  parts  of  the  world  are  the  Mongolian 
race  found  } 

15.  What  are  their  characteristics,  physical  and 
mental  ? 


HISTORY   OF  THE   UNITED 
STATES. 


SET  I. 
TWENTY   QUESTIONS  —  FIVE   CREDITS   EACH. 

1.  What  was  the  government  of  the  American 
Colonies  prior  to  1775,  how  were  their  rights  guar- 
anteed, to  what  extent  did  they  have  the  power  of 
self-government,  and  to  what  extent  were  they  con- 
trolled by  the  king  of  England  ? 

2.  What  discoveries  and  settlements  did  the 
French  make  in  North  America,  and  what  wars 
arose  in  consequence  ? 

3.  What  were  the  "  Articles  of  Confederation," 
when  were  they  adopted,  and  why  ?  What  were  their 
radical  defects  ? 

4.  When  and  where  did  the  first  Colonial  Congress 
assemble,  why  was  it  called,  and  what  was  done  ? 

5.  What  action  did  the  first  Continental  Congress 
take  ?   What  distinguished  men  were  members  of  it  ? 

6.  What  were  the  more  immediate  causes  of  the 
American  Revolution  ?     The  more  remote  ? 

7.  In  what  way  did  France  aid  the  Colonies  in  es- 
tablishing their  independence,  and  how  was  that  aid 
secured  ? 

8.  What  were  the  names  of  the  first  two  great  po- 
litical parties  formed  in  the  United  States  after  the 
adoption  of  the  Constitution,  and  what  were  the  dis- 
tinctive principles  of  each  ? 


5  2         PAR  T  I.  —  EX  AM  IN  A  TION  OF  TEA  CHERS. 

9.  What  was  the  occasion  of  the  "  NulUfication 
Act  "  in  South  Carolina,  in  Jackson's  administration, 
and  what  concessions  were  made  by  the  government 
to  keep  that  State  in  the  Union  ? 

10.  What  was  the  alleged  reason  for  the  secession 
of  the  Southern  States  ? 

11.  What  States  seceded,  and  how  and  when  did 
they  organize  a  government  ? 

12.  When  and  how  was  the  War  of  Secession 
begun  ?     When  and  how  was  it  ended  ? 

13.  Name  five  great  battles  of  the  war,  and  the 
year  in  which  each  was  fought. 

14.  When  was  the  "  Emancipation  Proclamation  " 
issued,  on  what  grounds,  what  did  it  provide,  and 
what  was  its  effect  on  the  nation  .? 

15.  Name  the  principal  victories  won  by  General 
Grant ;  by  Sherman  ;  by  Sheridan  ;  by  Lee. 

16.  How  did  Congress  provide  means  to  raise 
money  to  carry  on  the  war } 

17.  What  is  the  estimated  loss  of  men,  including 
the  killed  in  battle,  those  who  died  in  hospitals  and 
prisons,  on  both  sides,  during  this  war  .'* 

\i-l^'  Give  a  brief  account  of  the  Battle  of  Bull  Run. 

19.  Give  the  names  of  five  distinguished  Union 
officers  killed  in  battle. 

20.  What  is  the  national  debt  incurred  during  the 
war }  S. 

SET  II. 

TWENTY   QUESTIONS  —  FIVE   CREDITS   EACH. 

1.  How  did  the  restoration  of  King  Charles  H.  in- 
fluence the  settlement  of  the  American  Colonies  ? 

2.  What  important  event  took  place  in  England 
in  1688.?  What  caused  it,  and  how  was  the  news 
received  in  America  ' 


HISTORY  OF   THE    UNITED  STATES.  53 

3.  What  were  the  distinguishing  traits  and  politi- 
cal opinions  of  the  EngUsh  Puritans  in  the  time  of 
Cromwell  ? 

4.  What  discoveries  and  what  settlements  did  the 
French  make  in  North  America,  and  what  wars  arose 
in  consequence  ? 

5.  What  were  the  Articles  of  Confederation,  when 
were  they  adopted,  and  why  ?  What  were  their  radi- 
cal defects  ? 

Kj  6.  When  and  where  did  the  first  Continental  Con- 
'gress  assemble  ?     Why  was  it  called,  and  what  was 
done  ? 

7.  Name  three  distinguished  men  who  were  mem- 
bers of  the  First  Continental  Congress. 
!-^,(A^   8.-  ^^ie©^  the  principal  grievances  of  the  Colonies 
against  the  mother  country. 

9.  What  were  the  navigation  laws  ? 

10.  What  men  took  a  prominent  part  in  the  pre- 
liminary movements  of  the  American  Revolution  ? 

11.  Who  was  king  of  England  in  1776,  and  what 
was  his  character  }     Who  was   his  prime  minister .? 

12.  What  British  statesman  opposed  the  American 
war } 

13.  What  part  did  Robert  Morris,  Benjamin  Frank- 
lin, and  Thomas  Jefferson  take  in  the  War  of  the 
Revolution  } 

14.  Give  some  account  of  the  plot  to  supersede 
Washington  as  commander-in-chief  of  the  army. 

15.  How  did  Congress  provide  means  to  carry  on 
the  war } 

16.  What  was  eventually  done  with  the  depre- 
ciated currency  "i 

1 7.  What  were  the  names  of  the  first  two  political 
parties  formed  in  the  United  States  after  the  adop- 
tion of  the  Constitution,  and  what  were  the  distinct- 
ive principles  of  each  } 


5  4         PAR  T  I.—  EX  A  MINA  TION  OF  TEA  CHERS. 

1 8.  When  was  the  Battle  of  Gettysburg  fought  ? 
at  number  of  troops  was  engaged  ?     What  was 

the  loss  in  killed  and  wounded  ? 

19.  Give  a  /ilw|f>t  account  of  the  Battle  of  Chatta- 
riboga,  and  the  storming  of  Lookout  Mountain. 

'/  20.  How  was  New  Orleans  captured  ?  S. 

"?■ 

SET  III. 

total:  fifteen  questions  —  one  hundred  credits. 

Ten  Questions  —  Five  Credits  Each, 

^  J..  When  and  where  was  California  first  settled  by 
ativilized  race  } 

2.  Mention  two  leading  events  of  each  of  the 
following  administrations  :  Lincoln's  ;  Buchanan's  ; 
Jackson's  ;  Washington's. 

3.  When  and  where  were  the  first  and  last  battles 
of  the  war  of  the  rebellion  fought .? 

4.  When  and  where  was  the  Battle  of  Gettysburg 
fought,  who  were  the  commanders  of  the  respective 
armies,  and  what  was  the  result .? 

5.  What  was  the  Alabama^  and  what  is  meant  by 
the  "  Alabama  claims  }  " 

6.  What  amendments  have  been  made  to  the  Con- 
stitution, since  the  close  of  the  late  civil  war  } 

7.  Name  the  two  principal  battles  of  the  War  of 
i8i2,  or  the  second  war  with  England,  and  state  the 
result. 

8.  Name  four  important  battles  of  the  war  with 
Mexico,  and  state  what  territory  was  acquired  by  the 
United  States  as  the  result  of  that  war. 

-I  9.  Who  was  the  most  distinguished  American 
naval  commander,  during  the  War  of  the  Revolution  ? 
of  1812  ?  of  the  Rebellion  1  '  > 

10.  What  part  did  the  following  distinguished  men 


HISTORY  OF   THE    UNITED  STATES.  55 

take  in  the  American  Revolution  :  Thomas  Jeffer- 
son ;  John  Adams  ;  Robert  Morris  ;  Alexander  Ham- 
ilton ? 

Five  Questions  —  Ten  Credits  Each, 

11.  For  what  is  each  of  the  following  places  dis- 
tinguished in  American  History :  St.  Augustine ; 
Annapolis  ;  Charleston  ;  New  Orleans  ;  Guilford 
Court  House  ;  Monmouth  } 

12.  When  and  by  whom  was  each  of  the  following 
States  settled  :  Virginia  ;  Rhode  Island  ;  New  York  ; 
Maryland  } 

13.  By  whom  was  Louisiana  settled,  and  how  did 
it  become  a  part  of  the  United  States  t    Florida  t 

^^  14.  Name  four  orators  distinguished  in  American 
history  ;  tfrrur  statesmen  ;  four  generals  ;  .itwe  histo- 
rians ;  two  poets.    •, 

15.  Draw  d:  contrast  between  the  United  States  at 
the  close  of  the  War  of  the  Revolution  and  at  the 
present  time.  S. 

SET  IV. 
TEN   QUESTIONS  —  FIVE   CREDITS   EACH. 

1.  Where  and  when  was  the  first  permanent  set- 
tlement made  within  the  present  limits  of  the  United 
States .? 

2.  Name  two  of  the  early  French  settlements  in 
America;  two  of  the  Spanish  ;  two  of  the  Eng- 
hsh. 

3.  When,  where,  and  by  whom  was  Utah  first  set- 
tled } 

4.  Mention  one  important  event  connected  with 
the  settlement  of  Virginia  ;  of  Massachusetts  ;  of 
Maryland  ;  of  New  York  ;  of  Georgia.  ,    / 

iV  5.  Name  four  colonial  wars,,  and  mention  one  lead- 
mg  event  in  each.  ^ 


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56  PART  I.  —  EX  A  MINA  TJON  OF  TEA  CHERS. 

6.  Where  did  the  first  Continental  Congress  meet  ? 
Mention  two  of  its  enactments. 

7.  Name  four  important  battles  in  which  the  Amer- 
icans were  successful,  during  the  Revolution. 

8.  Name  four  battles  in  which  Washington  com- 
manded in  person. 

9.  What  caused  the  War  of  181 2,  and  during 
whose  presidential  administration  did  it  occur  ? 

10.  How  long  did  the  war  of  secession  last  ? 
When  and  where  did  Lee's  army  surrender  ?        S. 

SET  V. 
TEN   QUESTIONS  —  TEN   CREDITS   EACH. 

I.  How  are  United  States  Senators  elected,  and 
for  what  time  ?  How  are  members  of  the  House  of 
Representatives  elected,  and  what  is  the  basis  of 
representation? 

jC  2.  When  was  the  ^Constitution  of  the  United  States 
aaopted  ?  what  cause  led  to  its  adoption  ?  who  framed 
it  ?  and  who  presided  over  the  convention  ? 

Nt    3.  What  was  the  Compromise  of  1850  ? 

4.  What  causes  led  to  the  secession  of  the  South- 
ern States  and  who  were  the  leading  men  in  that 
.^ovement  ? 

5.  What  was  the  most  important  battle  of  the  War 
of  1812.-^  when  and  where  was  it  fought,  and  what 
were  the  results  gained  by  it } 

6.  Give  some  account  of  the  naval  battles  of  the 
frigate  Constitution  and  of  the  iron-clad  Monitor. 

7.  What  connection  had  Robert  Morris,  Thomas 
Jefferson,  and  Benjamin  Franklin,  with  American 
history  .-* 

8.  Who  was  Daniel  Webster }  Henry  Clay  ?  John 
C.  Calhoun  ?  James  Buchanan  ? 


HISTORY  OF  THE    UNITED   STATES.  57 

9.  Name  the  principal  battles  of  the  War  of  Seces- 
sion. 

10.  What  discoveries  were  made  by  the  Cabots  ?  S. 

SET  VI. 

1.  By  whom  was  the  Mississippi  discovered? 
Where  ?     When  ? 

2.  Give  the  date  and  place  of  the  earliest  settle- 
ments in  the  United  States  ? 

{a)  By  the  English. 
ip)  By  the  Spanish. 
\c)  By  the  Dutch. 

3.  What  was  the  chief  cause  of  the  war  in  America 
between  the  French  and  English } 

What  part  did  the  Indians  take  } 
Name  the  military  leaders  on  both  sides. 

4.  What  provisions  were  made  for  education  in  the 
early  history  of  Massachusetts  1 

5.  What  was  the  "  Bill  of  Rights  .? "  By  whom 
passed  }     Give  its  date. 

^         6.  How  long  did  the  Revolution  continue  t    Name 
/  /    the  first  and  last  battles. 

7.  State  the  important  differences  between  the 
Articles  of  Confederation  and  the  Constitution  of 
the  United  States. 

8.  What  officers  constitute  the  Cabinet  of  the 
President } 

9.  When  are  parties  entitled  to  trial  by  jury  t 

10.  What  rights  has  the  accused  in  respect  to  wit- 
nesses } 

SET  VII. 
TWENTY   QUESTIONS  —  FIVE   CREDITS   EACH. 

I.  What  induced  Columbus  to  attempt  the  dis- 
covery of  a  western  continent } 


/  i 
1 1 


5  8         PA/?  T  L  —  EXAMINA  TION  OF  TEA  CHERS. 

"^    2.  Who  discovered  Mexico  ?  ^  Who  conquered  it  ? 
About  what  time  ? 

3.  Mention  three  discoveries  made  by  the  English  ; 
by  the  French. 

4.  What  difficulties  did  the  early  Colonial  settlers 
encounter  ? 

5.  About  what  time  does  the  Colonial  history  of 
the  United  States  commence  ?     When  does  it  end  ? 

6.  Why  did  many  of  the  Indian  tribes  Unite  with 
the  French  in  opposing  the  Colonies  ?  Mention  the 
place  of  the  battle  which  put  an  end  to  the  French 
power  in  North  America. 

''      7.  When  and  where  did  the  first  Continental  Con- 
gress meet  ?     What  did  this  Congress  do  ? 

8.  Why  was  the  battle  of  Saratoga  a  decisive  one  ? 

9.  What  was  the  condition  of  the  country  frorti  the 
time  when  peace  was  proclaimed  to  the  inauguration 
of  Washington  ? 

10.  Who  was  President  during  the  War  of  1812  ? 
What  battle  terminated  the  war  ? 

11.  What  was  the  Missouri  Compromise.? 

1 2.  Name  two  events  of  Jackson's  administration. 

13.  During  whose  administration  did  the  Mexican 
War  occur  }    What  were  the  causes  which  led  to  the 

.;Mexican  War } 

15.  Mention  five  important  battles  of  the  Mexican 
War. 

16.  Upon  what  terms  was  a  treaty  of  peace  made 
with  Mexico } 

1 7.  What  causes  led  to  the  War  of  Sececsion  } 

19.  Name  one  great  battle  in  each  year  of  this 
war. 

19.  How  was  the  Union  reconstructed  } 

20.  What  important  amendments  were  made  to  the 
Constitution  } 


HISTORY  OF  THE   UNITED  STATES.  59 

SET   VIII. 
TEN   QUESTIONS  —  TEN    CREDITS    EACH. 

1.  Mention  five  of  the  most  important  discover- 
ies made  between  1492  and  1550. 

2.  What  French  settlements  were  made  within  the 
present  boundaries  of  the  United  States } 

3.  How  did  any  of  the  country  west  of  the  Missis- 
sippi originally  come  into  the  possession  of  the 
Spanish  } 

4.  How  were  Kentucky  and  Utah  settled  } 

5.  What  portion  of  the  United  States  was  bought 
from  France  .'*     When  and  how  } 

6.  How  was  the  expense  of  the  War  of  the  Revo- 
lution met } 

7.  Name  one  important  battle  in  which  Burgoyne 
jvas  engaged  ;  Cornwallis  ;  Washington. 

^     8.  How  long  did  the  Mexican  War  continue  } 

9.  Name  two  important  battles  of  the  war  of 
Secession  that  were  fought  in  Virginia ;  one  in  Penn- 
sylvania ;  one  in  Tennessee ;  one  in  which  Admiral 
Farragut  was  engaged. 

10.  What  were  the  results  of  the  War  of  Seces- 
sion } 

SET  IX. 

TEN  QUESTIONS  —  TEN  CREDITS  EACH. 

1.  From  what  nations  have  we  acquired  Louisiana, 
Florida,  and  California } 

2.  Name  the  battles  fought  and  two  towns  cap- 
tured by  General  Taylor  in  Mexico. 

3.  What  battles  were  fought  on  the  west  side  of 
the  Niagara  River  in  1814  .? 

4.  By  whom  and  for  what  length  of  time  are  Sena- 
tors in  Congress  elected  .'' 

5.  When  and  where  did  the  convention  meet  that 


60       PART  L— EXAMINATION  OF  TEACHERS, 

framed  the  federal  Constitution,  and  who  was  its  pres- 
ident ? 

6.  What  did  Count  de  Rochambeau  do  for  the 
Americans  ? 

7.  Give  a  skstch  of  General  Greene's  campaign  in 
the  Carolinas. 

8.  Why  did  the  Colonies  think  England  had  no 
right  to  tax  them  ? 

9.  What  taxes  were  imposed  immediately  after  the 
repeal  of  the  Stamp  Act  ? 

10.  What  battles  were  fought  in  Virginia  during 
the  War  of  the  Revolution  ?  of  181 2  ?  Give  a  sketch 
of  the  last  campaign  in  Virginia,  1865. 

SET  X. 
TEN   QUESTIONS  —  TEN   CREDITS  EACH. 

I.  State  the  causes  of  the  "  French  and  Indian 
War."     Name  two  of  the  principal  battles  fought,  the 
commanders  on  each  side,  and  the  victorious  party. 
What  territory  did  England  gain  by  the  war } 
"    2.  When  was  Jamestown  settled  t  St.  Augustine  ? 

3.  When  and  by  whom  was  the  Hudson  River  dis- 
covered }  the  Mississippi  .-*  the  Pacific  Ocean  ? 
.     4.  Name  the  chief  cause  of  the  Revolution. 

5.  When,  where,  and  by  whom,  on  the  part  of 
Americans,  was  the  treaty  of  peace  concluding  the 
war  signed } 

6.  Name  one  of  the  principal  battles  fought  during 
each  of  the  years  of  the  Revolution,  the  commander 
on  each  side,  and  the  victorious  party  in  each. 

7.  When  and  where  was  negro  slavery  introduced 
into  America }  and  when  and  by  whom  was  the 
emancipation  proclamation  issued  .-* 

8.  What  territory  was  acquired  by  the  United 
States  during  Jefferson's  administration }  how  ^yas  it 
obtained  t 


HISTORY  OF   THE    UNITED  STATES.  6 1 

9.  State  the  causes  of  the  War  of  1812.  Name  two 
of  the  most  important  engagements  on  land  and  two 
naval  battles. 

10.  In  what  battles  during  the  War  of  Secession 
was  Grant  commander  ?  Lee  ?  Sherman  ? 


CONSTITUTION  AND  GOVERNMENT 
OF  THE  UNITED  STATES. 


SET  I. 

TWENTY  QUESTIONS  —  FIVE   CREDITS   EACH. 

1.  Who  was  president  of  the  convention  which 
framed  the  Constitution  of  the  United  States,  and 
what  distinguished  men  were  members  of  it  ? 

2.  Why  was  the  adoption  of  such  a  Constitution 
considered  necessary  ? 

3.  Why  does  the  Constitution  allow  each  State  two 
Senators,  but  members  of  the  House  of  Representa- 
tives in  proportion  to  population  ? 

4.  Why  was  the  Constitution  so  framed  that  Sena- 
tors should  be  elected  by  the  State  Legislatures,  and 
Representatives  by  the  direct  vote  of  the  people  ? 

5.  How  are  the  Judges  of  the  Supreme  Court  of 
the^United  States  elected  ?  Why  not  by  direct  vote 
of  the  people  ? 

6.  What  powers  are  vested  in  the  General  Govern- 
ment ? 

7.  What  exclusive  powers  have  States  ? 

8.  Where  must  bills  for  raising  revenue  originate? 

9.  How  can  the  President  of  the  United  States  be 
impeached  ? 

10.  What  is  meant  by  Presidential  Electors  ?  How 
are  they  chosen  ? 

11.  What  representation  has  each  State  in  the 
Electoral  College  ? 


CONSTITUTION  AND   GOVERNMENT.  63 

12.  If  the  Electors  fail  to  elect  a  President,  and 
the  House  of  Representatives  also  fail  to  elect,  who 
would  become  President  ? 

13.  What  Presidents  have  been  chosen  by  the 
House  of  Representatives  ? 

14.  For  what  offices  does  the  President  have  the 
appointing  power  ? 

15.  What  officers  constitute  the  President's  Cabi- 
net ? 

16.  Explain  the  manner  in  which  a  President  is 
nominated. 

17.  What  connection  has  a  primary  election  with 
a  national  convention  1 

18.  How  can  the  Constitution  be  amended  ? 

19.  Mention  any  amendment  made  to  the  Consti- 
tution since  its  adoption. 

20.  Mention  the  last  amendment.  S. 

SET  11. 
FIVE   QUESTIONS  —  TEN   CREDITS   EACH. 

1.  What  is  the  purpose  of  government  t 

2.  What  are  the  duties  of  Vice-president. 

3.  How  often  does  Congress  meet  1 

4.  Mention  some  duties  performed  by  the  Senate 
in  which  the  House  of  Representatives  does  not  par- 
ticipate. 

5.  How  are  amendments  to  the  Constitution 
made  } 

SET  III. 
TWENTY   QUESTIONS  —  FIVE   CREDITS   EACH. 

1.  What  were  the  colonial  forms  of  government  t 

2.  When,  where,  and  why  did  the  first  Continental 
Congress  meet  1 

3.  When  and  where  did  the  second  Continental 
Congress  meet,  and  what  were  some  of  its  acts } 


64        PART  L  — EXAMINATION  OF  TEACHERS. 

4.  When  were  the  Articles  of  Confederation  finally 
ratified  ? 

5.  What  led  to  the  formation  of  the  present  Con- 
stitution ? 

6.  What  were  some  of  the  defects  of  the   confed- 
erative  form  of  government  ? 

7.  Name  the  departments  of  our  government,  and 
the  powers  of  each. 

8.  Of  what  does  Congress  consist  ? 

9.  State  the  advantages  of  having  two  Houses  of 
Congress. 

10.  By  what  officer  and  in  what  manner  is  the 
census  taken  ? 

1 1 .  What  provision  is  there  in  regard  to  territorial 
representation  } 

12.  Who  is  the  presiding  officer  of  the  Senate,  and 
why  ? 

13.  What   body  has   the  power  of  impeachment, 
and  what  the  power  to  try  impeachment  ? 

14.  What  is  an  executive  session  ? 

15.  How  many  readings  must  a  bill  receive  before 
being  passed  ? 

16.  What  is  a  veto  ? 

17.  How  is  a  bill  passed  over  a  veto  ? 
-.    18.  What  is  a  tariff? 

19.  What  qualifications  must  a  man  have  to   be 
eligible  to  the  office  of  President  ? 

20.  To  be  eligible  to  the  Vice-presidency  ? 

SET  IV. 
TEN   QUESTIONS  —  FIVE  CREDITS   EACH. 

1.  What  is  the  purpose  of  a  written  constitution  ? 

2.  What  is  the  office  of  civil  government } 

3.  What  is  the  object  of  separating  the  officers  of 
government  into  independent  departments  ? 


CONSTITUTION  AND    GOVERNMENT.  65 

4.  Why  should  a  legislature  consist  of  two  bodies  ? 

5.  Why  does  the  Constitution  provide  that  the 
President  shall  be  elected  by  electors  chosen  by  the 
people  ? 

6.  What  is  the  purpose  of  oaths  of  office  ? 

7.  How  may  the  Constitution  be  amended  ? 

8.  How  may  a  bill  become  a  law,  notwithstanding 
the  veto  of  the  President  ? 

9.  What  is  the  object  of  the  writ  of  habeas  corpus? 

10.  When  only  can  private  property  be  taken  for 
public  use  ? 

SET  V. 

FIVE   QUESTIONS  —  FIVE   CREDITS    EACH. 

1.  When  was  the  Constitution  of  the  United  States 
adopted,  and  who  framed  it  ? 

2.  What,  in  substance,  is  the  Fourteenth  Amend- 
ment to  the  Constitution  ?  the  Fifteenth  ? 

3.  In  framing  the  Constitution,  wJiy  were  the 
smaller  States  allowed  an  equal  representation  with 
the  larger  States  in  the  Senate  ? 

4.  In  what  particulars  was  the  Constitution  an  im- 
provement on  the  Articles  of  Confederation  ? 

5.  For  what  offices  does  the  President  have  the 
appointing  power,  subject  to  the  confirmation  by  the 
Senate  ? 


THEORY  AND  PRACTICE  OF 
TEACHING. 


SET  I. 

FIFTEEN   QUESTIONS  ^  FIVE  CREDITS   EACH. 

1.  What  item  should  be  daily  recorded  in  school, 
and  what  monthly  summary  should  be  made  ? 

2.  What  are  the  principal  objects  of  a  recitation  ? 

3.  What  position  do  you  prefer  to  have  your  pupils 
take  when  reciting  ? 

4.  What  are  the  advantages  and  disadvantages  of 
keeping  daily  class  records  in  recitations  ? 

5.  What  is  your  opinion  of  the  policy  of  detaining 
children  after  school  for  the  purpose  of  preparing 
neglected  lessons  ? 

6.  What  is  your  method  of  regulating  whispering 
in  school  ? 

7.  What  are  the  advantages  and  disadvantages  of 
.the  self-reporting  system  in  regard  to  deportment  ? 

8.  What  do  you  consider  just  punishments  for 
truancy  }  for  tardiness  ? 

9.  For  what  particular  offenses  would  you  inflict 
corporal  punishment  ? 

10.  Mention  some  of  the  particulars  in  regard  to 
manners,  in  which  you  would  instruct  your  pupils  ? 

11.  What  is  the  object  of  the  study  of  arithmetic  ? 

12.  Who  was  Horace  Mann,  and  what  did  he  do 
in  the  cause  of  education  ? 

13.  What  works  on  teaching  have  you  ever  read, 
and  which  do  you  consider  the  best  ? 


THEORY  AND  PRACTICE   OF  TEACHING.        6y 

14.  Who  was  Pestalozzi,  and  what  reforms  in  teach- 
ing did  he  institute  ? 

15.  What  are  the  particular  advantages  of  oral 
spelHng,  and  of  written  spelling  ?  S. 

SET   II. 
TEN    QUESTIONS  —  FIVE   CREDITS   EACH. 

1.  What  is  the  difference  between  instruction  and 
training,  and  which  occupies  the  higher  rank  in  the 
education  of  the  young  ? 

2.  In  what  sense  is  it  true  that  telling  is  not  train- 
ing f 

3.  What  is  meant  by  the  "  natural  order  "  of  edu- 
cating the  faculties  ? 

4.  What  are  the  prominent  characteristics  of  the 
Pestalozzian  System  of  teaching  ? 

5.  State  some  important  principles  by  which  teach- 
ers should  be  guided  in  conducting  school  exer- 
cises. 

6.  Should  the  education  of  the  intellect  be  regarded 
as  of  paramount  importance  to  that  of  the  moral  and 
physical  nature  of  the  child  }     State  your  reasons. 

7.  State  briefly  what  you  would  consider  the 
best  methods  of  training,  with  special  reference  to 
the  cultivation  of  the  pupil's  powers  of  oral  expres- 
sion. 

8.  How  would  you  commence  to  teach  grammar 
to  a  class  which  had  received  no  instruction  in  the 
science  1 

9.  What  are  some  of  the  methods  of  training  best 
adapted  to  the  culture  of  the  moral  powers } 

10.  State  the  reasons  why  it  is  better  to  proceed 
from  principles  to  rules  and  formulae,  than  to  adopt 
the  inverse  order. 


68        PAR  T  I.  —  EXAMINA  TION  OF  TEA  CHEKS, 

SET  III. 
TEN   QUESTIONS  —  FIVE   CREDITS  EACH. 

1.  What  are  "  Object  Lessons  ?  " 

2.  What  class  of  faculties  are  called  into  exercise 
in  the  system  of  "  Primary  instruction  by  Object 
Lessons  ?  " 

3.  What  instruction  would  you  give  in  connection 
with  reading  lessons  ? 

4.  What  do  you  conceive  to  be  the  relative  advan- 
tages of  public  and  private  schools  ? 

5.  What  is  the  natural  order  of  developing  the  in- 
tellectual faculties  of  a  child,  and  what  studies  call 
into  exercise  the  different  faculties  ? 

6.  What  do  you  conceive  to  be  the  use  of  the 
study  of  Arithmetic,  and  what  relative  place  would 
you  give  it  in  school  studies  ? 

7.  What  general  exercises  would  you  introduce 
into  an  unclassified  school  ? 

8.  What  system  of  reward  and  punishment  would 
you  adopt  in  school  ? 

9.  Write  an  outline  of  questions  in  a  primary  ob- 
ject lesson  on  "  Glass." 

10.  Outline  of  a  brief  moral  lesson,  on  "  Lying." 

;.  S. 

SET  IV. 

TEN   QUESTIONS  —  FIVE  CREDITS   EACH. 

1.  Why  should  the  younger  pupils  be  confined  less 
than  the  older  ones  } 

2.  What  is  your  plan  of  keeping  your  pupils  at 
work  while  in  school } 

3.  To  what  extent  should  a  teacher  use  a  text-book 
in  hearing  a  lesson  } 

4.  To  what  extent  should  the  pupil  be  assisted  in 
the  preparation  of  his  lessons } 


THEORY  AND   PRACTICE   OF  TEACHING.        69 

5.  What  is  the  difference  between  teaching  and 
talking  ? 

6.  What,  in  your  opinion,  are  the  more  common 
faults  of  teachers  in  conducting  recitations  ? 

7.  What  are  the  advantages,  and  what  the  disad- 
vantages, of  the  method  of  propounding  questions  to 
the  entire  class,  and  requesting  those  who  think  they 
can  answer  correctly,  to  raise  the  hand  ? 

8.  What  are  the  advantages  of  reviewing  preceding 
lessons  ? 

9.  Why  should  the  head  be  exempt  from  penal 
violence  ? 

10.  Why  should  a  teacher  never  make  a  remark 
reflecting  upon  the  parent  of  a  pupil  ? 

SET  V. 

TEN   QUESTIONS  —  FIVE   CREDITS   EACH. 

1.  Mention  the  names  of  four  distinguished  edu- 
cators. 

2.  What  classification  can  be  made  of  the  mental 
faculties,  and  in  what  order  should  they  be  developed 
in  a  child  t 

3.  Define  sensation  and  perception. 

4.  What  methods  could  you  take  to  secure  the  at- 
tention of  a  class  } 

5.  What  are  the  prevalent  errors  in  alphabetic  in- 
struction } 

6.  What  is  the  proper  use  of  memory  in  the  pro- 
cess of  education  1 

7.  What  use  would  you  make  of  text-book  ques- 
tions 1 

8.  Give  three  methods  of  developing  the  expres- 
sive faculties. 

9.  By  what  means  can  the  moral  nature  of  a  child 
be  developed  } 


JO        PART  /.—EXAMINATION  OF  TEACHERS. 

10.  What  is  the  first  work  to  be  done  on  taking  a 
new  class  ? 

SET  VI. 

TEN   QUESTIONS  —  FIVE  CREDITS   EACH. 

1.  What  do  you  consider  the  aim  of  all  educators 
to  be } 

2.  What  class  of  studies  do  you  consider  to  be  es- 
pecially adapted  to  children  }  Give  your  reasons  for 
your  opinion. 

3.  What  is  the  object  of  studying  history,  and  how 
would  you  secure  the  object } 

4.  Define  the  difference  between  seeing  and  ob- 
serving, and  state  what  means  you  would  employ  to 
strengthen  the  latter  habit. 

5.  When  would  you  have  pupils  begin  the  study  of 
grammar .?     How  would  you  first  instruct  them  } 

6.  What  help  does  the  faculty  of  judgment  render 
in  the  process  of  education  .? 

7.  Is  it  or  is  it  not  necessary  for  teachers  of  lower 
grades  to  acquaint  themselves  with  the  higher 
branches  of  study  } 

8.  What  educational  works  have  you  read  ? 

9.  How  would  you  teach  mental  arithmetic  } 

10.  What  means  would  you  take  to  correct  the 
feabit  of  whispering  in  school } 


NATURAL    PHILOSOPHY. 


SET   I. 

TEN   QUESTIONS  —  FIVE   CREDITS   EACH. 

1.  What  is  the  law  of  attraction  of  gravitation  ? 
What  would  be  the  weight  of  a  sixty-four-pound  can- 
non ball  at  the  distance  of  the  moon  ? 

2.  Define  specific  gravity  ;  and  give  the  law  for 
finding  the  specific  gravity  of  a  solid. 

3.  What  is  the  generally  received  theory  of  light  ? 
What  are  the  sources  of  light  ?  What  is  the  solar 
spectrum  ,? 

4.  What  are  the  laws  which  govern  the  reflection 
and  the  refraction  of  light  ?  What  is  the  telescope  .'* 
What  is  the  microscope  ? 

5.  How  is  the  barometer  used  to  ascertain  the 
height  of  mountains  ? 

6.  Mention  the  principal  laws  of  motion. 

7.  What  is  the  principle  upon  which  Morse's  elec- 
tro-magnetic telegraph  is  founded  ? 

8.  How  is  the  polarity  of  the  magnetic  needle  ex- 
plained ? 

9.  Who  invented  the  steam-engine  ;  and  what  dis- 
tinguished men  have  been  connected  with  its  im- 
provement and  application  ? 

10.  What  are  the  laws  discovered  by  Kepler, 
governing  the  motions  and  distances  of  the  planets  ? 

S. 


72        PART  I.  —EXAMINATION  OF  TEACHERS, 

SET  II. 
TEN  QUESTIONS  —  FIVE  CREDITS  EACH. 

1.  Give  the  law  of  the  descent  of  faUing  bodies. 
How  long  would  a  stone  be  in  falling  five  hundred 
feet,  and  what  velocity  would  it  acquire  ? 

2.  Give  the  method  of  proving  the  pressure  of  the 
air  by  Torricelli. 

3.  State  the  great  law  which  is  at  the  bottom  of  all 
the  mechanical  phenomena  of  liquids,  and  illustrate. 

4.  Describe  the  hydraulic  press,  and  explain  the 
principle  on  which  it  operates. 

5.  Explain  the  principle  of  the  screw.  On  what 
does  the  ratio  of  the  power  to  the  weight  dep'fend  } 

6.  At  what  rate  does  sound  travel  in  air  }  Is  there 
any  better  medium  than  air  for  transmitting  sound  } 
What  is  the  distance  of  lightning  when  the  flash  is 
seen  nine  seconds  before  the  thunder  is  heard.? 

7.  Why  does  the  simple  microscope  magnify  } 

8.  What  is  the  magnetic  meridian  }  Does  it  coin- 
cide with  the  geographical  meridian }  What  is  the 
difference  between  them  called  } 

9.  What  are  electrics  ?  What  bodies  are  the  best 
conductors  "*.  Who  proved  that  lightning  and  the 
electricity  produced  by  a  frictional  machine  are  the 
same  t 

10.  On  what  principle  or  fact  does  the  electric  tel- 
egraph depend —  without  which  messages  could  not 
be  sent  .'*  S. 

SET  III. 

FIVE  QUESTIONS  —  FIVE  CREDITS   EACH. 

1.  How  would  you  illustrate  the  impenetrability  of 
air  .-* 

2.  How  was  the  unit  of  the  French  system  of 
measures  determined } 


NATURAL  PHILOSOPHY.  73 

3.  What  principle  does  the  hydrostatic  bellows  il- 
lustrate ? 

4.  What  are  the  respective  advantages  of  "  high 
pressure  "  and  "  low  pressure  "  engines  ? 

5.  Mention  two  kinds  of  lenses,  and  state  the  effect 
of  each  upon  rays  of  light  transmitted  through  it. 

SET    IV. 
TWENTY   QUESTIONS  —  FIVE   CREDITS   EACH. 

1.  What  are  inorganic  bodies.? 

2.  What  are  some  of  the  effects  of  heat  on  sub- 
stances }  Name  substances  that  may  have  three  dif- 
ferent forms. 

3.  What  are  imponderable  agents  t 

4.  State  some  of  the  laws  pertaining  to  gravita- 
tion. 

5.  What  is  meant  by  chemical  attraction  } 

6.  If  a  body  weighs  a  ton  at  the  surface  of  the 
earth,  what  will  it  weigh  one  mile  below  the  surface  } 
How  much  would  it  weigh  one  thousand  miles  above 
the  surface  t 

7.  How  far  above  the  surface  of  the  earth  must  a 
body  weighing  two  hundred  pounds  be  placed  in 
order  that  its  weight  shall  be  reduced  to  twenty-five 
pounds  } 

8.  How  far  will  a  body  fall  during  the  fourth  sec- 
ond of  its  descent,  and  how  far  will  it  have  fallen  at 
the  end  of  the  fifth  second  } 

9.  What  is  the  specific  gravity  of  a  body  which 
weighs  ten  pounds  in  the  water  and  twelve  and  one 
half  pounds  in  the  air  t 

10.  How  many  cubic  feet  of  air  would  it  take  to 
weigh  as  much  as  a  cubic  foot  of  water,  and  how 
many  would  have  the  same  weight  as  a  cubic  foot  of 
gold  } 


74        PART  I.- EXAMINATION  OF   TEACHERS. 

11.  A  piece  of  wood  and  a  ten-pound  ball  fastened 
together  weigh  nine  and  one  half  pounds  in  water. 
The  wood  alone  weighs  one  pound  avoirdupois  in 
the  air :  What  is  the  specific  gravity  of  the  wood  ? 

12.  State  a  law  relative  to  the  pressure  of  liquids. 

13.  Two  bodies  are  moving  in  the  air  ;  one,  weigh- 
ing fifty  pounds,  moves  at  the  rate  of  one  hundred 
miles  per  hour  ;  the  other,  weighing  ten  pounds,  has 
a  velocity  of  nine  miles  per  minute.  How  do  their 
momenta  compare  ? 

14.  With  a  lever  of  the  third  kind,  thirty  feet  long, 
how  great  a  power  will  it  require  to  raise  a  weight  of 
one  thousand  two  hundred  pounds,  the  fulcrum  being 
eight  feet  from  the  power  ? 

15.  What  is  the  law  of  refracted  light  t 

16.  What  is  the  undulatory  theory  of  light }  Give 
an  explanation  of  the  causes  of  dawn  and  twilight. 

17.  What  is  the  law  relative  to  the  intensity  of 
light  at  different  distances  from  a  luminous  body  } 

1 8.  What  is  meant  by  the  harmony  of  colors  } 

19.  State  how  we  see. 

20.  State  the  principle  on  which  the  steam-engine 
is  constructed. 

SET  V. 

^  FIFTEEN  QUESTIONS — FIVE  CREDITS   EACH. 

1.  What  is  the  law  of  centrifugal  force } 

2.  Give  three  laws  of  motion. 

3.  A  man  at  the  earth's  surface  weighs  two  hun- 
dred pounds  —  what  would  he  weigh  four  thousand 
miles  above  the  surface }  Two  thousand  miles  be- 
low the  surface } 

4.  How  far  will  a  stone  fall  in  ten  seconds } 

5.  What  is  the  velocity  of  a  stone  which  has  been 
falling  ten  seconds } 


NATURAL  PHILOSOPHY. 


-75 


6.  How  far  will  a  stone  fall  in  the  tenth  second  ? 

7.  What  are  the  principal  motive  powers  ? 

8.  What   is    meant    by   an    engine   of    one-horse 
power  ? 

9.  What  is  the  hydrostatic  press,  and  on  what  law 
is  its  action  based  ? 

10.  What  is  the  specific  gravity  of  gold  ? 

1 1 .  What  are  the  properties  of  air  ? 

12.  What  is  heat  supposed  to  be,  and  how  is  i^ 
communicated  ? 

13.  What  can  you  say  of  heat  as  a  motive  power? 

14.  What  are  the  laws  of  reflected  light  ? 

15.  What  is  actinism  ?  S 


PHYSIOLOGY  AND  HYGIENE. 


SET  I. 

TEN   QUESTIONS  —  FIVE   CREDITS   EACH. 

1.  How  are  the  arteries  and  the  veins  connected  ? 

2.  What  is  the  mucous  membrane  ?     Its  office  ? 

3.  What  are  the  ganglionic  nerves,  and  what  is 
their  function  ? 

4.  Explain  the  structure  of  the  heart. 

5.  What  distinction  is  made  between  the  functions, 
of  the  cerebrum  and  cerebellum  ? 

6.  What  are  the  functions  of  the  skin. 

7.  What  is  the  cause  of  a  common  cold,  and  what 
directions  can  you  give  for  curing  one  ? 

8.  Why  should  not  children  be  required  to  study 
hard  immediately  after  eating  .? 

9.  Why  should  not  children  study  late  at  night  ? 

10.  Why  would    you    teach   scholars   to   breathe 
through  the  nostrils  rather  than  the  mouth  ^        S. 

SET   II. 
SEVEN   QUESTIONS  —  FIVE   CREDITS   EACH. 

I.  (a)  Of  what  are  the  bones  composed  } 
(d)  What  envelops  them  ? 

(c)  What  hold  them  together  > 

(d)  How  many  bones  in  the  spine } 

(e)  How  many  ribs  in  the  human  body  ? 


PHYSIOLOGY  AND   HYGIENE.  J  J 

2.  {a)  Of  what  are  the  muscles  composed  ? 
{b)  By  what  attached  ? 

{c)  To  what  attached  ? 
{d)  By  what  inclosed  ? 
{e)  Uses  ? 

3.  {a)  Name  the  layers  of  the  skin. 
{b)  Functions  of  the  skin. 

{c)  What  glands  in  the  skin  ? 

{d)  Divisions  of  the  brain  ? 

{e)  What  membrane  surrounds  it  ? 

4.  {a)  Names  of  the  cavities  of  the  heart. 
{b)  Names  of  the  valves  of  the  heart. 
{c)  What  are  arteries  ? 

{d)  What  connect  the  veins  and  arteries  ? 
{e)  How  does  the  chyle  enter  the  blood  ? 

5.  {a)  Function  of  the  lymphatics. 
{b)  Functions  of  the  lacteals. 

if)  What  are  the  chief  agents  of  secretion  in 

the  body } 
{d)  Of  what  two  parts  is  blood  composed  .? 
{e)  What  are  the  organs  of  respiration  .? 

6.  {a)  What   is   the   function    of    the   respiratory 

organs  .'' 
{b)  Name  the  vocal  organs. 
if)  Of  what  is  the  nervous  system  composed  .•* 
{d)  Into  what  two  parts  is  the  brain  divided } 
(e)  What  are  the  special  functions  of  the  larget 

part  ? 

7.  (d)  Name  the  parts  of  the  eye. 

(b)  Office  of  the  iris. 

(c)  Of  what  three  parts  is  the  ear  composed  } 
{d  and  e)  Describe  the  auditory  nerve.         S. 


y8        PART  I.  — EXAMINATION  OF  TEACHERS, 
SET  III. 

TEN  QUESTIONS  —  TWO  AND  ONE  HALF  CREDITS  EACH. 

1.  State  the  locality  in  the  body  of  the  patella, 
hyoid  bone,  ulna,  scapula,  and  tibia. 

2.  Describe  the  hip  joint. 

3.  Where  is  the  liver,  and  what  are  its  functions. 

4.  Name  the  digestive  fluids. 

5.  What  is  the  difference  between  arteries,  veins, 
and  capillaries  t 

6.  What  is  the  blood  heat  of  man,  and  how  is  it 
believed  to  be  maintained  t 

7.  Mention  the  locality  and  office  jDf  the  pancreas. 

8.  What  is  the  normal  rate  of  the  pulse  in  an 
adult,  and  how  does  it  vary  in  old  age,  infancy,  fever, 
and  debility  } 

9.  What  is  the  office  of  the  lymphatics  }  Of  the 
lacteal s   t 

10.  What  excretory  organs  chiefly  remove  the 
waste  carbon  from  the  body }  Which  remove  its 
waste  nitrogen  and  salts  .-* 

SET  IV. 

TOTAL  :     TWENTY-FIVE   QUESTIONS  —  SEVENTY-FIVE   CREDITS. 

Ten  Questions  —  Two  Credits  Each. 

1.  What  is  physiology  } 

2.  How  many  bones  in  the  skull } 

3.  Where  is  the  patella } 

4.  What  connects  the  bones  } 

5.  By  means  of  what  do  we  move  the  bones  .^ 

6.  What  prevents  the  teeth  from  quickly  wearing 
out.? 

7.  What  important  organ  is  on  the  left  side  of  the 
body  .-* 

8.  Into  what  does  the  secretion  of  the  liver  pass  ? 


rHYSIOLOGY  AND   HYGIENE.  79 

9.  Through  what  vessels  is  the  blood  distributed 
over  the  body  ? 

10.  Through  what  vessels  does  the  food  pass  from 
the  intestines  into  the  circulation  ? 

Ten  Questions  —  Three  Credits  Each. 

Jfi.  What  are  glands  ?  ^ 

12.  What  are  the  organs  of  respiration  ? 

/  \^I3.  To  what  is  the  dark  color  of  the  blood  owing  ?  / 

'\nBi4.  What  is  the  cause  of  animal  heat  ?  "^ 

15.  What  is  the  cuticle  ? 

16.  What  is  the  office  of  the  nerves  ? 
•jls/i/.  What  is  the  cerebrum  ?>)  " 

^  yC^^'  Mention  the  coats  of  the  eye.    Q 

19.  What  is  the  effect  of  closing  the  Eustachian 
tube  ? 

20.  Which  of  the  five  senses  do   you    think   the 
most  important  ? 

Five  Questions  —  Five  Credits  Each. 

21.  Mention  three  things  conducive  to  the  health 
of  the  muscles. 

22.  Mention  three  things  conducive  to  the  health 
of  the  digestive  organs. 

23.  Mention    three    things    conducive   to    healthy 
circulation. 

24.  Mention    three    things   promotive   of   healthy 
respiration. 

25.  Mention  three  things  conducive  to  a  healthy 
nervous  system.  S. 


SPELLING, 


Examiners 
plicants  under 
mistake  about 

reminis'sense 
numat'icks 
super  cil'yus 
tas'siturn 
sin'onim 
re  treeve' 
ex  aust'yun 
ex  hon'erate 
ex  il'errate 
caw'lyflour 
ker'rocene 
'nap'tha 
dip'thong 
ben'efited 
j)riv'elige 
sper  ma  cit'y 
dis  shev'elled 
com  plec'tion 
rec  com  mend 
cro  shay' 
bru  net' 


SET  I. 

ONE   HUNDRED    WORDS. 

will  pronounce  these  words  to  the  ap- 
examination,  so  that  there  may  be  no 
the  words  intended. 


rat'efy 

im'pune' 

os'silate 

vin  yet' 

in  cor'regeble 

ir  re  sis  ta  ble 

spon  ta  nious 

fos  for  es'sense 

farina'cious 

pre  tense'sious 

ma  lish'us 

in  fal'lable 

man'agible 

mar'rige  ible 

co-op'erative 

mod'dyfyed 

embar'rasment 

par'alell 

men'tain  ance 

explis'itly 

exces'ivly 


responsi'eble 

alle'geance    . 

compare'ative 

dellega'sion 

pos  es'ion 

cor  up'sion 

sus  sep'table 

lat'ti  tude 

fysi'shun 

res^i  pee 

pres'teej 

et'iket 

fi  ness' 

biv'wack 

bu'ro 

Shakespear 

prit'ti  ness 

dayn'ty  ness 

blame'able 

charge'able 

move'able 


SPELLING. 


8i 


ter'rable 
pham'flet 
at  tasha' 
shin'yon 
ap  ro  po' 
al'cho  hoi 
change'able 
fuimil 
beaf 'stake 
dip  the'ria 
bron  chee'tis 
diarre'a 
skillfull 


halle  lu'ya 
shar'latan 
gro  tesk' 
sas'si  frass 
shap  par  ral' 
gas  con  nade' 
live'lyhood 
moc'cazin 
opake' 
sponta'nious 
advanta'gous 
boun'ty  ous 
bu'ty  ous 

SET   II. 
TWENTY-FIVE   WORDS  —  TWO   CREDITS   EACH. 


du'tey  OUS 

loqua'shious 

crit'i  cize 

ad'vertize 

tyr'rannize 

en'terprize 

su'pervize 

tipog'rafy 

fo  tog'ra  fer 

hem'mor  rage 

e  fem'erral 


1.  Retrievable. 

2.  Receevable. 

3.  Unexpresable. 

4.  Unlimitly. 

5.  Masheen. 

6.  Sfericle. 

7.  Reccomendashun. 

8.  Clenlyness. 

9.  Pernishious. 

10.  Desicive. 

11.  Exibet. 

12.  Numness. 

13.  Cirkuit. 


14.  Calliko. 

15.  Acquited. 

16.  Monkies. 

17.  Centinels. 

18.  Sheeves. 

19.  Alegatur. 

20.  Liveing. 

21.  Disagreeable. 

22.  Flys. 

23.  Ocazionally. 

24.  Parigraf. 

25.  Cillindricall. 


Twe7ity-five  Credits. 

Copy  and  correct  the  spelling,  punctuation,  and 
capitals  of  the  following  extract  from  Walter  Scott. 
The  spelling  of  the  proper  names  is  correct  as 
printed.     One   credit  off  for  each  word  misspelled, 


82         PART  I.  —  EXAMINATION  OF  TEACHERS. 

one  off  for  each  misplaced  capital,  and  one  for  any 
important  error  in  punctuation. 

"  have  you  confesed  yourself  Brother  said  the  Tem- 
plar Guilbert  and  have  you  heard  mass  this  morning  that 
you  may  perrill  your  life  so  frankly,  i  am  titer  to  meet 
death  than  thou  art  answered  the  Disinherited  Knight  for 
by  this  name  the  stranger  had  recorded  himself  in  the 
book  of  the  tourney,  then  take  your  place  in  the  lists 
said  de  bois  guilbert  and  take  your  last  look  upon  the  Sun 
for  this  night  thou  shalt  sleep  in  paradise,  grant  mercy 
for  thy  courtesy  replied  the  Disinhereted  Knight  and  to 
requite  it  I  advise  the  to  take  a  fresh  horse  and  a  new 
lance  for  by  my  honor  you  will  need  both." 

Geographical  Names.     Ten  Credits, 

1.  Tenese.  6.  Venezv^^ala. 

2.  Indianna.  7.  Himmalah  Mountains. 

3.  Connetticut.  8.  Reeo  Janaro. 

4.  Cincinnatti.  9.  Bordo. 

5.  Masachusets.  10.  San  deeago. 

Fifteen   Credits. 
[One  Credit  ofiFfor  each  misspelled  word  and  each  misplaced  capiul.] 

"  Orthography  treats  of  letters,  sylabels,  seperate  words 
and  speling." 

"  the  first  word  of  every  distinct  Sentence  should  begin 
with  a  Capital. 

"  the  orthography  of  our  language  is  atendid  with  much 
unsertinty  and  perplecksity."  —  Brown's  Grammar. 

"  Words  of  one  sylable,  and  words  accented  on  the  last 
sylable  ending  with  a  single  consonent,  preseded  by  a  sin 
gle  vowell  doubble  the  final  consonent  on  reseiving  an  ad- 
ditional terminashun  beginning  with  a  vowell :    as   rob, 
robbing;  aquit,  aquiting."  —  Wilson's  Spellet\  S. 


SPELLING. 


83 


SET 

III. 

Pronunciation. 

Pronunciation. 

I. 

Ad-ven-tish-us. 

26. 

Ef-fer-ves'-sence. 

2. 

Ar-gil  a-shus. 

27. 

Strick^-nine. 

3- 

Av-er-du-poize'. 

28. 

Rar-i-fy. 

4. 

Hem-mer-age. 

29. 

Mi-razhe'. 

5. 

Fu'-she-a. 

30. 

Sil-lish'-ous. 

6. 

Ben-e-fit-ted. 

31. 

Su-per-ceed. 

7. 

Priv-i-lege. 

32. 

Im-pune'. 

8. 

Ban-nan'-na. 

33- 

Il-leg^-i-ble. 

9- 

Gauge. 

34- 

Hy-e-ro-glif-ic. 

10. 

Men-azh'-e-re. 

35. 

Os-sil-ate. 

II. 

Sperm-a-city. 

36. 

Da-ger'-re-an. 

12. 

Be-le-gur. 

37- 

Cam-el-leop-ard. 

13. 

Se-ta-shus. 

38. 

Ex-il-ler-ate. 

14. 

Cat-ter-pil-lar. 

39- 

Su-per-in-tend-ent. 

15- 

Dis-shev-el-led. 

40. 

In-cor-e-gi-ble. 

16. 

Min-yon-et'. 

41- 

Rap-pa-han-nock. 

17. 

Nap-tha. 

42. 

Chat-ta-noo-ga. 

18. 

Com-plec-tion. 

43. 

Sym-me-try. 

19. 

Bat-tal-yun. 

44. 

Vin-yet'. 

20. 

Cer-tif-i-cate. 

45- 

Trys-sil-la-ble. 

21. 

Rec-com-mend. 

46. 

Ir-re-sis-ta-ble. 

22. 

Re-con'-ne-zance. 

47. 

Koo-chook.     (India- 
rubber.) 

23. 

Law'-de-num. 

48. 

Spon-ta-ni-ous. 

24. 

Seige. 

49. 

Fos-fo-res-sense. 

25. 

Cro'-shay. 

50. 

In-can-des-sense. 

S. 

SET  IV. 

I. 

Discurigment. 

5. 

Politishan. 

2. 

Sitadell. 

6. 

Recomend. 

3. 

Campaign. 

7. 

Dissiplin. 

4- 

Infalable. 

8. 

EfFervessense. 

M 


PART  2.  —  EXAMINATION  OF   TEACHERS. 


9.  Manigeable. 

10.  Despondensey. 

11.  Fosforessense. 

12.  Shampane. 

13.  Cooperitive. 

14.  Moddifyed. 

15.  Embarasment. 

16.  Reconnezance. 

17.  Purify ed. 

18.  Consilliation. 

19.  Rebelious. 

20.  Parrallell. 

21.  Tenasety. 

22.  Judgement. 

23.  Cirtifecates. 

24.  Kalibeate. 

25.  Disollution. 

26.  Belliggerant. 

27.  Proclaimation. 

28.  Maintainence. 

29.  Sinonim. 


30.  Explisitely. 

31.  Exsesive. 

32.  Necesaty. 

33.  Responceable. 

34.  Curansy. 

35.  Alleigeance. 

36.  Aprehend. 

37.  Judishousley. 

38.  Terific. 

39.  Compareative. 

40.  Farrinacious. 

41.  Exhonnorrate. 

42.  Sanguinaryly. 

43.  Delligation. 

44.  Ambullanse.     . 

45.  Clarrafy. 

46.  Posescion. 

47.  Coruption. 

48.  Irisponcible. 

49.  Schollars. 

50.  Susseptable.         S. 


SET  V. 


1.  Dispepsy. 

2.  Ekwipt. 

3.  Parelelogramme. 

4.  Exchequer. 

5.  Tecknecle. 

6.  Awdassety. 

7.  Irrasseble. 

8.  Suspicion. 

9.  Coajjuter. 

10.  Machination. 

11.  Dynasty. 

12.  Escenshal, 


13.  Vinyet. 

14.  Vissera. 

15.  Millishy. 

16.  Vittels. 

17.  Nitch. 

18.  Paregoric. 

19.  SatelHte. 

20.  Lezhurly. 

21.  Fusha. 

22.  Nevvmatticks. 

23.  Sikology. 

24.  Saccharine. 


^/'^ZZ/iV(?. 

25- 

Sirringe. 

38. 

Discurridgment. 

26. 

Amanyuencis. 

39- 

Irresponsible. 

27. 

Impressible. 

40. 

Coquetry. 

28. 

Dissiplin. 

41- 

Efishent. 

29. 

Criterion. 

42. 

Caustic. 

30. 

Lettis. 

43. 

Maggasine. 

31. 

Precocity. 

44. 

Buisness. 

32. 

Cymbal. 

45- 

Aristocratic. 

33- 

Tyranny. 

46. 

Hemoridge. 

34. 

Haynus. 

47. 

Volubility. 

35. 

Fallayshus. 

48. 

Extraordinary. 

36. 

Embarrassment. 

49. 

Privilege. 

37. 

Sittadel. 

50. 

Prejudis. 

SET  VI. 

( To  be  dictated  by  the  Examiners.) 

FIFTY  1 

CREDITS. 

Twenty  Words - 

-  One  Credit  Each. 

I. 

Satellite. 

II. 

Until. 

2. 

Gauge. 

12. 

Welfare.. 

3. 

Diaphragm. 

13. 

Permitted. 

4. 

Icicle. 

14. 

Duly. 

5. 

Nonpareil. 

15. 

Daily. 

6. 

Michaelmas. 

16. 

Mahtenance. 

7. 

Synonym. 

17- 

Transferred. 

8. 

Mucilage. 

18. 

Correspondence. 

9- 

Sieve. 

19. 

Accommodation, 

lO. 

Siege. 

20. 

Distillation. 

85 


{Ten  Credits.  —  One  off  for  each  misspelled  word) 
The  Asiatic  Governments  are  despotic  ;  the  reli- 
gions very  diverse.    Buddhism,  an  idolatrous  worship, 
prevails   in  Thibet,  China,  and  Japan  ;  Brahminism, 
also  idolatrous,  in  India.  """*" 


86        PART  I.  —  EXAMINATION  OF  TEACHERS. 

{Ten  Credits.  —  One  off  for  each  error ^ 
To  retajjate  upon  France  and  England,  Congress, 
in  December,  1807,  decreed  an  embargo,  by  which 
all  American  vessels  and  sailors  were  called  home 
and  detained,  and  foreign  vessels  were  prohibited 
from  taking  cargoes Jrom  our  ports. 

Ten  Credits.  —  One  off  for  each  error. 

The  conduct  of  Columbus  was  characterized  by 
the  grandeur  of  his  views,  and  the  magnanimity  of 
his  spirit.  Instead  of  ravaging  the  newly  found 
countries,  like  many  of  his  contemporary  discoverers, 
who  were  intent  only  on  immediate  gain,  he  regarded 
them  with  the  eyes  of  a  legislator. 

He  was  naturally  irascible  and  impetuous,  and 
keenly  sensible  to  injury. 


SET    VII. 

SPELLING. 

lettuce 

oxygen 

machinate 

mortise 

pyrotechnic 

saccharine 

nuisance 

malleable 

epiphany 

neuter 

infallible 

spermaceti 

tortoise 

supplicate 

worsted 

mullein 

archetype 

orrery 

m'urrain 

chrysalis 

obsequies 

zephyr 

rehearse 

metonymy 

circuit 

imburse 

javelin 

surfeit 

tranquillity 

Irrigate 

edible 

humility 

inoculate 

schedule 

empire 

innocence 

salvable 

polygamy 

idiosyncrasy 

irascible 

symptom 

alpaca 

indelible 

gherkin 

apocrypha 

raspberry 

• 

SPELLING.                                          8; 

SET  VIII 

Correct  the  following^  if  needed. 

vicksen 

maskeraid              highisinth 

tenayshus 

billyus                    cincopy 

anteek 

chaplensee             essplaynaad 

iibikwetus 

medeokur               escuchon 

korpussel 

kaottick                  homeopathy 

hiperboly 

metacarpus            iresipalus 

ichnuman 

cochineal               harpsecord 

dyacoosticks 

offclide                   etteket 

meny 

conjeneal               frontispiece 

marshuness 

shghness                highpockrecey 

apockrifal 

doedekegon           tamboreen 

Write  out  in  full 

Abbreviate. 

G.  C.  B. 

As  if  he  should  say. 

I.  H.  S. 

No  one  dissenting. 

Min.  Plen. 

His,  or  Her  Majesty's  Ships. 

Q.  E.  F. 

Fellow  of  the  Society  of  Arts. 

Sec.  Leg. 

Unknown. 

Define. 

potential 

hesperian              syllabus. 

maxillary 

corollary                reciprocity 

gneiss 

dynamics               homogeneous 

vitreous 

SET  IX. 

Write   sentences   in  which   the   following   words 

shall  be  used 

appropriately :  — 

beleaguer 

conciliatory           auxiliary 

deteriorate 

irrepressible           sycophant 

inflammable 

plentitude              mnemonics 

irretrievable 

plebeian                 typhoon 

precedent 

fragile                     elegy 

intimidate 

exigency               pneumonia 

indissoluble 

obeisance 

S8 


PART  I.— EXAMINATION  OF  TEACHERS. 


feasible 

paregorick 

beneffited 

inelegible 

condign 

edeble 

malafactor 

surreptitious 

contraband 

inocculate 

erysypalas 

malleable 

culander 

facetious 


SET  X. 
subteranean 
proxemate 
aquious 
Hebredes 
quintessence 
tranquillity 
benefficent 
tractable 
sacreficial 
immutable 
symetry 
epaulet 
jeweller 


defering 

analyse 

nutritious 

salemander 

surplice 

exibited 

recepticle 

unmistakeable 

caricature 

ventillated 

chan  gable 

euphony 

sureptiteous 


SET  XI. 
Define  and  Spell. 


1.  Definite. 

2.  Vague. 

3.  Spherical. 

4.  Cylinder. 

5.  Opaque. 

6.  Molluscous. 

7.  Zoology. 

8.  Confiscation. 

9.  Conscription. 

10.  Marvelous. 

11.  Sovereign. 

12.  Notoriety. 


25. 


13.  Exhaustion. 

14.  Armament. 

15.  Soluble. 

16.  Vocation. 

17.  Obsolete. 

18.  Esthetics. 

19.  Ostentation. 

20.  Dereliction. 

21.  Exonerate. 

22.  Secession. 

23.  Alliterate. 

24.  Obliterate. 
Salutary. 


SPELLING. 

SET 

XII. 

Words  to  be  defined. 

I.  Education. 

13. 

Diameter. 

2.  Knowledg( 

a 

14- 

Chirography. 

3.  Precedent. 

15. 

Dissolution. 

4.  Pneumatics. 

16. 

Idea. 

5.  Aeriform. 

17- 

Intimidate. 

6.  Lacerate. 

.  18. 

Linear. 

7.  Contusion. 

19. 

Beneficence. 

8.  Occipital. 

20. 

Circle. 

9.  Supercilious. 

21. 

Contiguous. 

10.  Obstacle. 

22. 

Reminiscence. 

II.  Taciturn. 

23. 

Retrieve. 

12.  Soul. 

24. 

Synonym. 

25.  Definition. 

SET 

XIII. 

Definitio7is. 

Illusion. 

Paradox. 

Obstacle. 

Contravene. 

Exotic. 

Chimerical. 

Pathos. 

Parasite. 

Omnivorous, 

Anneal. 

Homogeneous, 

Animalcule. 

Chalybeate. 

Chromatics. 

Viscid. 

Ineffable. 

Impalpable. 

Inevitable. 

Pellucid. 

Amanuensis. 

SET 

XIV. 

TWENTY  FIVE  WORDS  - 

—  TWO  CREDITS  EACH. 

Define  and  Spell. 

I.  Begining. 

5- 

Insendiairy. 

2.  Conciencious. 

6. 

Remitance. 

3.  Potencial. 

7. 

Postilion. 

4.  Brazier. 

8. 

Synonim. 

89 


90        PART  I.  — EXAMINATION  OF  TEACHERS. 

9.  Logarithems.  18.  Annallogous. 

10.  Neice.  19.  Symetrical. 

11.  Redundence.  20.  Finanseer. 

12.  Merchandize.  21.  Munny. 

13.  Terriffic.  22.  Embezlement 

14.  Gregareous.  23.  Interogation. 
15  Privelege.  24.  Acheiveing. 

16.  Inseperabillity.  25.  Ansestor. 

17.  Laman table. 


ALGEBRA. 


SET  I. 

TEN   QUESTIONS  —  FIVE   CREDITS   EACH. 

[Let  all  work  appear  upon  the  paper.] 

1.  Multiply  cP' —  2ax  —  U^"  ■{-  bx  by  b^  -\-  ax. 

2.  Divide  yfi  4  A^bx'^  —  6aWx  —  ^H"^  by  2ab  -f-  x. 

S.  Reduce  to  its  simplest  form  —7 — s— — t^ 

^  a  {in^  -Tir)  —  majt. 

4.  A  certain  fraction  becomes  i  when  3  is  added 
to  the  numerator,  and  \  when  2  is  added  to  the  de- 
nominator ;  find  it. 

5.  Write  the  square  of  i  -(-  2x  —  x^  —  \x^. 

f(i— f^) 


6.  Simplify  the  fraction  ^  ^       ^   '•"  ^ 


I  (•*•  +  41) 

X         2  f  *?  f 

7.  Solve  the  following  equation: '-  +  -— = 

234 

8.  What  two  numbers  are  there,  whose  sum  is  48 
and  difference  22  .? 

9.  A  is  twice  as  old  as  B  ;  twenty-two  years  ago 
he  was  three  times  as  old.    Required  A's  present  age. 

10.  Solve  the  following  equations:    |  21/  4-^  — o 

SET  IL 

TEN  QUESTIONS  —  TEN  CREDITS  EACH. 

I.  Define   coefficient,   exponent,  term,   reciprocal, 
and  surd  ;  and  give  illustrations  of  each. 


92        PART  I.  — EXAMINATION  OF   TEACHERS. 

2.  Demonstrate  that  ^°  =  i. 

3.  Factor  ahn  —  (^atn^. 

4.  What  number  is  that  from  which  if  91  be  sub- 
tracted, ^  of  the  remainder  will  be  equal  to  ^  of  the 
number  ? 

X  -{-  y  —  z  =■  I  ) 

5.  d>x  -\-  2>y  —  6z  =  I  >  To  find  the  value  of  x,  y, 

3^  —  4^—y—  I  ) 
and  i7. 

6.  Find  the  product  of  (4a^x~''^)^  and  (^"^;r^). 

7.  What  is  the  square  root  of  a^d'^ —  ioad~^  +  27 

S.  x-{-  16 — 3V^  +  16=  10.  Find  the  value 
of  X. 

,  X   ,      ,  V       5  [  To  find  the  value  of  2^  and  y. 

10.  There  are  three  numbers  in  geometrical  pro- 
gression, whose  sum  is  31,  and  the  sum  of  the  first 
and  last  is  26  ;  what  are  the  numbers  ? 


SET  III. 

1.  Divide  a^  -{-  x^  by  a  — x. 

2.  Find  the  least  common  multiple  of;ir^ — x,x^ — I, 

.  and:r^+i- 

3.  Demonstrate  the  rule  for  transposing  the  terms 
of  an  equation. 

4.  Given  ^±^  +^±^=  i6~^^  to   find  the 
^  2^3  4 

value  of  X. 

5.  Divide  $462,  between  two  persons,  so  that  for 
every  dime  which  one  receives,  the  other  may  receive 
a  dollar. 

6.  Mention  the  different  methods  of  elimination, 
and  give  an  example  of  each. 


ALGEBRA.  93 

7.  Given—  —  -  —  i,  and —  i^   to  find   the 

'  X     y  X      y 

values  of  x  and  y. 

8.  What   is   the    meaning   of    the    expression      ? 

Demonstrate  the  propriety  of  that  signification. 

9.  Find  the  value  of  the  expression  ( — c-dr"^  m^)^ — . 

10.  Given  x^  -\-y^  =  3^,  and  x^  -j-jj/i  =;r,  to  find 
the  values  of  x  and  y. 

SET    IV. 

1.  Multiply  a^  —  2ax  —  d"^  -\-  dx  by  3^  +  ax. 

2.  Divide  2,^  4-  4al?x-  —  Ga^d'^x  —  4a^^  by  2ad-^  x. 

3.  Reduce  to  its  simplest  form  —. — „— — »7 

a{nr-{-ir) — man. 

4.  A  certain  fraction  becomes  i  when  3  is  added 
to  the  numerator,  and  ^  when  2  is  added  to  the 
denominator ;   find  it. 

5.  Write  the  square  of  i  -{-  2x  —  x'^ —  ^j:^. 

6.  Simplify  the  fraction  ^^  ^^^  ~  !^^  TT"'^^ 

7.  Solve  the  following  equation  : 

X         2X     ^      %X  ^     X 

8.  What  two  numbers  are  there,  whose  sum  is  48 
and  difference  22  .^ 

9.  A  is  twice  as  old  as  B  ;  twenty-two  years  ago 
he  was  three  times  as  old.  Required  A's  present 
age. 

'  2X  — y  =:  8 


10.  Solve  the  following  equations  : 


27  +  ;tr  -f  9 


SET  V. 

I.  From  5^*  —  jaW — 3^*3^2  +  7^  take  3^^ — 3^^ 

—  7^^ —15^3^2 


94        PART  I.  —  EXAMINATION  OF  TEACHERS. 

2.  Multiply  2>^  +  2x'^)P'  -f-  -^  by  2x^ —  -^x^y^  -f  5jv^ 

3.  Divide  6ax^  +  6ax^y^  +  42<3:'^;r2  by  ax  +  5^;r. 

'     4.  Find  the  factors  of  the  polynomial  a^x  —  ^. 

I  _|_  x"^  I x^ 

5.  From s-  take  — ; — s- 

I  —  x^  I  -\-  x^ 

;ir4  —  ^*  x^  +  bx 

7.  Divide  I  A 1 —  by  i ,—  . 

8.  Find  the  values  of  x,  y,  z,  in  the  following :  — 

2x  -\-  ^y—Zz  =  22  \ 
4x—2y+  $2=  18; 
6x  -^  yy  —    2=  63. 


9.  What  is  the  sum  of  \/~iSa^  and  W ^od^b"^  ? 

10.  What  two  numbers  are  those  whose  sum, 
multiplied  by  the  greater,  is  equal  to  TJy  and  whose 
difference,  multiplied  by  the  lesser,  is  equal  to  12  ? 

SET  VI. 

1.  Define  algebra. 

2.  Rule  for  algebraic  subtraction  ;  multiplication. 

3.  What  is  an  equation  ?  A  quadratic  equation  ? 
Rule  for  transportation  of  terms  ? 

^    4.  Reduce  $x  -\-  2y  =  45,  and  4X  ->ry  =  33. 

5.  There  is  a  fraction  such,  that  if  i  be  added  to 
the  numerator,  its  value  is  equal  to  ^,  and  if  i  be 
added  to  the  denominator,  its  value  equals  i.  What 
fraction  is  it  ? 

6.  What  is  the  5th  power  of — 2a^  l^t 

7.  Square  a^  +  b^. 

8.  What  is  the  cube  root  of  —  ^a^b^'^  ? 

9.  Write  the  surd  a\  in  as  many  different  ways  as 
you  can. 

10.  Give  x\  — jri  =  2,  to  find  the  values  of  x. 


ALGEBRA. 


95 


1 1.  There  are  two  numbers,  one  of  which  is  greater 
than  the  other  by  8,  and  whose  product  is  240.  What 
are  they  ? 

12.  What  is  the  sum  of  the  infinite  progression 
I  +  i-  +  i  +  i  etc. 

13.  Raise  x  -\- y  X.o  the  loth  power. 

14.  Extract  the  cube  root  of  a^ — 6a^  -\-  i^a"^  — 
20<3:'^  -f  15^^  —  6^  +  I. 

15.  What  are  logarithms,  and  what  is  their  use  ? 

16.  From  a  —  d  subtract  c  —  d,  and  explain  the 
change  of  sign. 

17.  Multiply  a  —  d  X  yc — d,  and  explain. 

18.  Divide  the  number  100  into  two  such  parts 
that  the  sum  of  their  square  roots  may  be  equal  to  14. 

19.  How  many  ways  of  reducing  equations  con- 
taining two  or  more  unknown  quantities. 

20.  What  two  numbers  are  those  whose  difference, 
sum,  and  product  are  as  the  numbers  2,  3,  and  5  re- 
spectively. 

SET  VII. 

1.  laHiP'x^abcd'^  =  "> 

2.  {a  +  b)  X  (^  +  ^)  =  ?     {a  —  b)X  (a—  b)  =  > 

3.  a*  -\-  6a^  x^  —  /\a^x  -\-  X4  —  4ax^  —  a^  —  2ax-\' 

4.  Resolve  a^  —  h^  into  its  factors. 

^'       2      "^       2         * 
^       ax  ax  ^ 


^-   b  —  c       b  ■{■  . 

X  X 

7.  X  —  7  =  — I —  to  find  value  of  x. 

8.  Required,  the  square  root  oi  2  -\-  y/^i,. 

9.  At  a  certain  election,  36,000  votes  were  polled, 
and  the  candidate  chosen  wanted  but  3,000  of  hav- 


96        PART  I.  —  EXAMINATION  OF  TEACHERS. 

ing  twice  as  many  votes  as  his  opponent.    How  many 
voted  for  each. 

lo.  If  A  and  B  together  can  perform  a  piece  of 
work  in  12  days  ;  A  and  C  in  15  days,  and  B  and  C 
in  20  days.  How  many  days  will  it  take  each  person 
to  do  the  work  alone  } 


SET  VIII. 

1.  Why  do  you  change  the  signs  of  the  subtra- 
hend in  the  subtraction  of  polynomials  } 

2.  Explain  why  the  term  difference  does  not  always 
denote  a  number  less  than  the  minuend. 

3.  Why  does  multiplying  a  negative  by  a  positive 
quantity  produce  a  negative  result  ? 

4.  What  is  the  signification  of  the  expression  y°t 
and  why  } 

5.  Express  the  following   by  positive   exponents, 

and  explam  the  process  :  Z-    -4 

6.  Factor  81^*— 16^*. 

7.  Solve  the  following,  and  give  reasons  for  the 
various  transformations  in  the  process  :  — 

ax  —  b       a  _bx  —  a 

4  ^  3^  ~~      3 

8.  Simplify  {cP'bh'^df,  and  (  — ^"^V)*. 

9.  Develop  (4^  —  ^df  by  theorem. 

10.  Add  >v/y«,  and  VsV- 

11.  Simplify  \//'A. 

12.  What   are   the  values    of  x  in   the   equation 

4^  +  3^  +  —  =  —  14^ — Z\  —  A^^'        Give  the 

analysis. 

13.  Express  the  values  of  the  unknown  quantity  in 
the  following,  without  completing  the  square  :  — 

2x^  —  lox-\rl  -—x'^  -f  Zi'd-r—^Q. 


ALGEBRA.  97 

14.  The  two  roots  of  an  equation  are  5  and  —  ^  : 
what  is  the  equation  ?  If  the  two  roots  are  a  and  by 
what  is  the  equation  ? 

15.  Give  an  algebraic  demonstration  of  the  ex- 
traction of  the  square  root. 

^  J—  l-i/  zn   I A       ) 

16.  Given:    ,      ,    ,  [  to  find  ;ir  and  r. 

17.  Given  :    ix  -\-  2\/x  =z  \x  -\~  1^6,  to    find   the 

values. 

1  \ 

18.  Express  the  product  of  2^  X  2^\ 

ig.      n   ,  [Find  the  values  of  x  and  y. 

^    x^-  +  2j/  =  S3) 
20.  What  two  numbers  are  those  whose  difference 
is  3,  and  the  difference  of  the  cubes  of  which  is  i8g? 

SET    IX. 

1.  Multiply  a^  —  2ax  —  d"^  -{-  bx  by  d^  -f-  ax 

2.  Divide  3x^-\~  4adx^  —  6cP'b'^x  —  /\aW  by  2ab  -f-  x. 

%.  Reduce  to  its  simplest  form     .    „    , — or • 

^  ^  a{m^  -\-  n^)  —  man. 

4.  A  certain  fraction  becomes  i  when  3  is  added 
to  the  numerator,  and  \  when  2  is  added  to  the  de- 
nominator ;  find  it. 

5.  Write  the  square  of  \  -{-  2x  —  x^  —  \x^. 

6.  Simplify  the  fraction     ^  ^^  "^^'^^"T  ^j^  "^^'^ 

^     ^  If— ^(^  +  41). 

7.  Solve  the  following  equation  :  — 

f  _  1^   ,    3f  _  , ,    ,    f 
2        3  "^  4  "^8 

8.  What  two  numbers  are  there,  whose  sum  is  48 
and  difference  22  } 

9.  A  is  twice  as  old  as  B  ;  twenty-two  years  ago 
he  was  three  times  as  old.    Required  A's  present  age. 

7 


98         PART  I.— EXAMINATION  OF   TEACHERS, 

lo.  Solve  the  following  equations  :     J         i      II 

SET  X. 

1.  From     __   2  ^^^^      ,     o 

2.  Prove  that  a^  =^\. 

X  X 

3.  Given,  x  -\ \--^x  —  2,  to  find  the  value  oi x, 

2       3 
x-^ry  ■\'Z—2(^. 

,  X  -\-  2y  -\-  'i^z  ^=-  62. 

4.  Given  <^       ^,       ^  )  to  find  .r,  r,  and  -gr. 

-  +  ^  +  -=10. 
234 

5.  Find    the   square    root   of  4^  +  i2;t^-("5^  — 

2:t:^  +  yx^  —  2X  -\-  I.  ,; 

6.  Add  \/72  and  VT28. 

7.  Divide  6  -%/  10  by  3  \/  5. 

8.  Solve  the  equation  x^  —  x  —  40  —  1 70. 

9.  To  what  is  (^r"')"  equal  ? 

10.  Demonstrate  the  formula  for  finding  the  sum 
of  the  terms  of  an  arithmetical  progression. 

SET  XI. 

1.  Expand  by  means  of  the  binomial  theorem  the 
following  :  (i  —  \ay  and  {x^  +  3^2)6 

2.  Required  the  product  of  -^15  and  ^  10;  di- 
vide 6  V  54  by  3  V  2. 

3.  Find  the  greatest  common  divisor  oi  x^  -\-  x  —  10 
and  x^  —  16. 

4.  Given  . ; — .  =  — 4-  4. 

find  X. 

5.  Given  x^  -\-  y'^=.  a,  and  xy  =  by  to  find  the  values 
of  x  and  y. 


ALGEBRA.  99 

6.  Multiply  ^~2  ^^-3  ^y  a^b^c.     Divide  a^  by  <3:3- 

7.  Write  the  symbol  for  infinity.  What  is  it  used 
to  represent  ?  Write  the  symbol  for  indetermination  ? 
What  does  it  designate  ?  If  we  have  more  unknown 
quantities  than  equations,  what  will  be  the  character 
of  the  equations,  and  why  ? 

8.  Find   the  factors   of   the   polynomial  cP'x  —  ;r^. 

Free  the  fraction  — ^ ^      ^  from  negative  expo- 

I  ■\-  x~^  — j/~2  »  ^ 

nents. 

9.  Find  the  V2H  to  within  less  than  0.000 1. 

10.  Find  the  sixth  root  of  23  to  within  less  than 
o.oi. 

11.  Find  the  sum  of  the  first  n  terms  of  the  pro- 
gression of  odd  numbers,  i,  3,  5,  7,  9. 

12.  Find  the  approximate  value  of  x  in  the  equa- 
tion (10)"^=:  3. 

13.  Whereabouts,  on   the  line  between  the   earth 

and  the  moon,  will  the  attraction  of  the  earth  be  16 

times   the  attraction  of  the   moon  }     Represent  the 

mass  of  the  moon  by  c,  that  of  the  earth  by  b,  and 

their  distance  apart  by  a. 

•3.         2^  \         1 

14.  Given  x^  +J^^  =  3'^,  and  x^  +J^  ^^x,  to  find 

the  values  of  x  and  y. 

15.  Find  the  value  of  i,  i,  i%,  to  infinity. 

16.  Convert into  an  infinite  series. 

a  —  X 

17.  Given  j/^  -f-  48J/  =  104,  to  find  j/. 

18.  A  root  of  the  equation  x^  —  2<^x'^  -\-  6ox  —  36 
=  0,  is  3  ;  what  does  the  equation  become  when 
freed  of  this  root  ? 


COMPOSITION, 


SET   I. 


[Siy/e,  spellings  punctuation^  and  capital  letters^  all  taken  into  considera- 
tion in  crediting.  Write  at  least  tivo  pages  of  manuscript^  on  any  07U 
of  the  folloiuing  topics. '\ 

First  Subject:  "Government." 

Suggestions  :  Meaning  of  the  word.  Origin  and 
necessity  of  government.  Show  the  effects  of  an- 
archy. EarUest  form  of  government ;  describe  it.; 
PrevaiUng  forms  of  government.  Distinguishing  fea- 
tures of  monarchical,  democratic,  and  repubhcan 
forms  of  government.  Advantages  of  a  monarchy  ; 
of  a  republic.  Government  of  the  United  States : 
its  strength  and  its  weakness.     Conclusion. 

Second  Subject :  "  Friendship." 

Suggestions  :  What  is  it  t  Origin  and  neces- 
sity. Illustrations  of  it  from  ancient  history  ;  mod- 
ern. Benefits  of  true,  and  evils  of  false  friendship. 
How  friendships  should  be  formed.     Conclusion. 

Third  Subject :  "  Society." 

Suggestions  :  What  is  it  .•*  When  did  it  begin 
to  exist }  Under  what  forms  at  first }  Benefits  } 
Effects  on  arts  and  sciences.  Difference  between  a 
state  of  barbarism  and  of  civilization.  Evils  of  soci- 
ety.    Vices.     Illustrations  from  history. 


COMPOSITION.     •,,;  ;  >,>  ;  \:    loi 

Fourth  Subject:  "  War.''    '  "  '  '  '     •-':'•.; 

Suggestions  :  When  did  war  begin,  and  how 
originate  ?  What  kinds  of  wars  ?  Is  war  justifiable  ? 
Evils  of  war  ;  benefits  of  war.  Illustrate  both  from 
history.  Difference  between  barbarous  and  civilized 
warfare.  Effect  of  inventions  upon  war.  Will  wars 
ever  cease  } 

SET  II. 

1.  Mention  four  essential  properties  of  style. 

2.  Define  lyric,  epic,  and  dramatic  poetry. 

3.  Mention  three  authors  known  for  simple  style. 
Mention  three  authors  known  for  abstruse  style. 
Mention  two  inventive  and  two  sarcastic  writers. 

4.  Define  the  figure  employed  in  each  of  the  fol- 
lowing examples  :  "  The  English  gain  two  hours  a 
day  by  clipping  words."  "  Wherever  snow  falls, 
there  is  usually  civil  freedom."  "  O  Jew  !  an  ttpright 
judge,  a  learned  judge!"  Give  examples  of  meta- 
phor. 

5.  Give  two  composition  subjects  adapted  to  pri- 
mary grades,  and  two  adapted  to  grammar  grades. 

6.  Write  a  short  composition  on  one  of  the  fol- 
lowing subjects  :  —  A  Trip  to  Niagara.  The  Day's 
Work.  An  Agricultural  Life.  School  Discipline. 
Money. 

SET  III. 

1.  Define  rhetoric.  What  mental  qualities  are 
most  exercised  by  the  study  of  rhetoric } 

2.  What  is  figurative  language  t  its  object  }  Give 
some  examples. 

3.  What  are  barbarisms  }  Give  examples.  What 
property  of  style  is  violated  by  their  use  } 

4.  Define  allegory.     Mention  some  allegory. 


1 02       PAk  rl---  EX  A  MINA  TION  OF  TEA  CHERS. 

5.  E>:plain  the  error  in  the  following  lines  :  — 

*'  I  bridle  in  my  struggling  muse  with  pain, 
That  longs  to  launch  into  a  bolder  strain." 

Mention  several  ways  of  securing  variety  in  com- 
position. 

Write  a  short  composition  on  one  of  the  following 
subjects  :  Polar  Voyages  ;  The  Books  I  have  read  ; 
School  Government ;  Education  of  Woman  ;  Dress 
and  the  Man. 


PENMANSHIP. 


1.  Write  the  alphabet  of  capital  letters  and  of 
small  letters  ;  grouping  letters  of  similar  form. 

2.  Make  the  elements  used  in  forming  capital  let- 
ters and  the  small  letters. 

3.  Give  four  important  rules  for  position,  height, 
slope,  and  distance  of  letters. 

4.  How  many  positions  at  the  desk  in  writing, 
and  which  do  you  prefer } 

5.  What  drill  exercises  would  you  give  to  secure 
free  movements  of  the  fingers  ?  Hand  and  wrist  ? 
Arm  and  forearm  ? 

6.  Whose  system  of  penmanship  do  you  prefer, 
and  why  ? 

7.  How  would  you  classify  an  ungraded  school  of 
fifty  pupils  for  writing  lessons  ? 

8.  How  often  would  you  have  writing  lessons,  and 
how  long  each  time  .'' 

9.  At  what  age,  and  how  would  you  have  children 
begin  to  write  ? 

10.  What  use  do  you  make  of  a  blackboard  in 
teaching  writing } 


ENGLISH    LANGUAGE    AND 
LITERATURE. 


1.  Name  the  four  principal  changes  by  which 
Anglo-Saxon  was  converted  into  English. 

2.  When,  and  by  whom,  was  written  language 
devised.  Name  the  different  systems  that  have  been 
employed,  and  the  characteristics  of  each. 

3.  Give  the  derivation  of  the  word  rhetoric^  and 
name  the  principal  rhetorical  figures.  Illustrate  one 
of  them. 

4.  What  is  taste } 

5.  What  critics  among  the  Ancients  are  respect- 
ively distinguished  for  delicacy  and  correctness  of 
taste  }     Who  among  the  Moderns  } 

6.  Compare  wit,  humor,  and  ridicule. 

7.  The  principal  varieties  of  poetry,  and  name  the 
greatest  epic  in  modern  English  literature. 

8.  Draw  a  parallel  between  Washington  and  Na- 
poleon. 

9.  In  whose  reign  did  Spenser  live,  and  who  were 
his  contemporaries  ?  Name  his  principal  poem  ? 
Name  five  living  poets  in  order  of  merit. 

10.  Write  a  letter  of  introduction  (complete)  to 
the  Secretary  of  State,  by  name  (at  Washington), 
recommending  Adam  Cain  to  a  clerkship  in  the 
State  Department. 


ENGLISH    LITERATURE. 


1.  Name  some  influences  that  affected  the  Enghsh 
language  before  the  fourteenth  century.  Why  is 
Chaucer  called  the  father  of  English  literature  ? 

2.  What  is  the  Baconian  system  of  philosophy  ? 
Why  was  it  needed  ?  What  can  you  say  of  Bacon's 
style  ? 

3.  What  are  the  chief  merits  of  Shakespeare  as  a 
writer  ? 

4.  Who  were  the  greatest  English  theological  writ- 
ers of  the  sixteenth  and  seventeenth  centuries  ? 

5.  By  whom  and  for  what  was  Hudibras  written  ? 
What  was  the  character  of  Dryden  as  a  writer  ? 
Name  some  of  his  works. 

6.  Who  were  the  leaders  in  the  Artificial  School  of 
writers  .''     What  can  you  say  of  Pope  as  a  poet  ? 

7.  Who  were  the  Essayists  ?  What  influence  did 
they  exert  ?  For  what  is  Addison  noted  ?  Dr. 
Johnson  ? 

8.  Who  were  the  great  English  historians  ? 

9.  What  are  some  of  the  peculiarities  of  Byron  ? 
of  Shelley  ?  Name  some  of  the  greatest  modern 
novelists  and  journahsts. 

10.  Why  should  oratory  flourish  in  a  republic  ? 
What  Americans  have  excelled  as  orators  .?  as  his- 
torians ? 


PART   II. 


WRITTEN    EXAMINATION 

FOR 

GRAMMAR    SCHOOLS. 

CONTAINING  ONE    HUNDRED    SETS   AND  TWELVE    HUNDRED 
QUESTIONS. 


ARITHMETIC. 


FIRST   GRADE. 

SET  I. 

[Note.  —  No  credits  allowed,  unless  both  answer  and  method  are 
correct.] 

total:   sixteen  questions  —  forty-six  credits. 
Te7i  Questions  —  Two  Credits  Each. 

1.  Divide  24  by  f  and  write  the  reasons  of  the 
operation. 

2.  Multiply  five-ninths  by  four-sevenths  and  write 
a  full  analytical  explanation  of  the  operation. 

3.  In  multiplying  .02  by  .02  explain  the  reason 
why  you  point  off  four  decimal  places  in  the  product. 

4.  Divide  ^125  by  2.5. 

5.  Multiply  the  decimal  twenty-five  ten-thou- 
sandths by  2.5  and  divide  the  product  by  five  thou- 
sandths. 

6.  Divide  .25  by  ^. 

7.  Divide  71  miles,  237  rods,  3  yards,  i  foot,  6 
inches  by  9. 

8.  Is  the  following  proportion  correct  or  incorrect  1 
Why  or  why  not  .'*     10  :  5  :  :  6  :  12. 

9.  Interest  of  $1,7']^  from  January  9th,  1871  to 
May  7th,  1 87 1,  at  12  per  cent,  a  year. 

■10.  Compound  interest  of  ^150  from  January  loth, 
1 87 1,  to  May  25th,  1 87 1,  at  2  per  cent,  a  month. 


3) 


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no     PART II.—  GRAMMAR  SCHOOL  EXAMINA TIONS. 

Five  Questions  —  Four  Credits  Each. 

11.  A  boy  bought  apples  at  the  rate  of  5  for  4 
cents,  and  sold  them  at  the  rate  of  4  for  5  cents  ; 
what  per  cent,  did  he  gain  ? 

12.  The  floor  of  a  square  room  measures  625  square 
feet  ;  how  far  is  it  from  one  corner  on  the  floor  to  the 
corner  on  the  floor  diagonally  opposite,  provided  the 
floor  is  carpeted  with  carpeting  one  yard  wide. 

13.  Bank  discount  of  1^500  for  2  months  and  7 
days  at  8  per  cent,  a  year. 

14.  A  commission  merchant  received  $iS7-7S  for 
selling  flour  ;  his  commission  being  2^  per  cent,  how 
much  did  the  flour  sell  for  ? 

Two  Questions  —  Five  Credits  Each. 
[Partial  credits  allowed  if  the  answer  does  not  vary  more  than  .one 
df>llar  from  the  correct  result.] 

pT<^  A  mechanic  contracted  to  work  a  year  for  ^50 
a  month,  his  wages  payable  at  the  end  of  each  month. 
Nothing  was  paid  him  till  the  close  of  the  year,  when 
he  received  the  whole  amount  with  12  per  cent,  in- 
terest a  year.     How  much  did  he  receive  } 

>^i6.  On  the  loth  of  July,  1868,  John  Brown,  of  San 
Francisco,  hired  of  Henry  Smith,  of  the  same  place, 
;^2,ooo  in  gold  coin,  agreeing  to  pay  him  interest  at 
tl'v^  rate  of  one  and  one  half  peX^ent.  a  month.  On 
the  7th  of  August,  1370,  John  thrown  paid  to  the 
holder  of  the  note  $700.  What  was  due  on  the  note 
at  the  time  of  settlement,  May  15th,  1871  }  Put 
this  transaction  into  business  form  an.d  give  the 
answer.  a  S. 

SET  II.  ^• 

\ 

FIFTEEN   QUESTIONS  —  FIVE   CREDITS   EACH. 

I.  Find  the  greatest  common  divisor  of  34,  306, 
51,  and  2,142. 


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ARITHMETIC.  —  FIRST  GRADE.  Ill 

2.  Find  the  least  common  denominator  of  ^,  ih 
xV,  and  ^l^. 

3.  Two  and  two-thirds  times  one-third  of  a  number 
exceeds  one  and  three-fourths  times  one-half  of  the 
same  number  by  36,000.     What  is  the  number  ? 

4.  What  sum  of  money  must  be  put  at  interest  at 
4  per  cent,  to  produce  the  same  amount  as  will  be 
produced  by  $1,000  loaned  at  6  per  cent,  for  the  same 
time  ^ 

5.  If  the  property  of  a  city  be  valued  at  $250,- 
,000,  and  a  tax  of  $4,000,000  be  levied,  what  tax 

must  a  man  pay  whose  property  is  valued  at  $15,000  } 

6.  What  will  it  cost  to  fill  to  the  depth  of  3  feet,  a 
lot  24  feet  by  132  feet,  at  50  cents  per  cubic  yard  .? 

7.  How  many  cords  of  wood  in  a  pile  100  feet  long, 
60  feet  wide,  and  16  feet  high  ? 

8.  How  many  seconds  in  the  month  of  June  '? 

9.  What  is  the  longest  straight  line  that  can  be 
drawn  upon  the  floor  of  a  hall  60  feet  wide  by  80  feet 
ong? 

10.  I  buy  6  apples  at  the  rate  of  3  for  5  cents,  and 
14  applet  at  the  rate  of  2  for  3  cents,  and  sell  the 
same  af  the  rate  of  5  for  8  cents.  Do  I  gain  or  lose, 
and  bow  much  ? 

11.  Add  ^,  J  and  ^V>  decimally. 

12.  Find  square  root  of  |-  X  lof. 

13.  Write  out  analysis  of  the  following :  |  of  24  is 
how  many  fifths  of  30.'* 

/j^^A^A'  If  by  selling  property  for  $6,000,  I  lose  25  per 
/  ^ht.,  what  should  I  have  sold  it  for  if  I  had  gained 
f     20  per  cent.  } 

15.  I  sell  property  for  $16,000  which  cost  me  3 
years  ago  $12,000,  money  being  worth  12  per  cent, 
per  annum,  have  I  gained  or  lost,  and  how  much  ? 


1 1 2     PAR  T  II.  —  GRAMMAR  SCHOOL  EXAMINA  TIONS, 


SET    III. 
TWENTY   QUESTIONS  —  FIVE  CREDITS   EACH. 

1.  In  8,421,  the  figure  4  expresses  how  many  times 
as  much  as  the  figure  2  ? 

2.  In  muhiplying  1,728  by  1,836,  what  denomina- 
tion is  obtained  when  the  7  is  multipHed  by  3  } 

3.  In  subtracting  1,296  fi-om  1,728,  show  why  your 
process  ought  to  give  the  true  remainder. 

4.  In  multiplying  -i^  by  7,  which  is  the  best  way  } 
and  why  ? 

5.  In  dividing  -^^  by  ^,  how  many  times  as  often 
will  f  be  contained  as  three  units  }  and  why .? 

6.  If  ^  of  a  ship  cost  ;^ 30,000,  what  will  |  of  \\ 
of  it  cost  at  the  same  rate  ? 

7.  Received  $13.28  interest  on  ;^  125  at  6  per  cent. 
How  long  was  the  money  at  interest  ? 

8.  Why  should  dividing  the  numerator  of  a  proper 
fraction  by  its  denominator  give  the  quotient  in  a 
decimal  t 

9.  Is  the  expression  3 .:  6  =  5  :  8  a  true  proportion  } 
Why.? 

10.  Correct  the  following:  10:  5  =  6  :  12,  by 
changing  the  first  term. 

'^  II.  What  is  the  value  in  paper  of  6  months'  inter- 
est on  a  $500  bond,  the  interest  payable  in  gold  at  6 
per  cent,  a  year,  and  the  premium  on  gold  at  12  per 
cent. 

12.  Cast  the  compound  interest  of  ;^  1,000,  for  i 
year  and  6  months,  at  8  per  cent,  a  year  but  com- 
pounded semi-annually. 

13.  What  per  cent,  do  I  make*  on  money  invested 
in  stock  at  $80  a  share,  whose  par  value  is  J 100,  and 
dividends  6  per  cent,  on  the  par  value. 


ARITHMEIIC.  —  FIRST  GRADE.  \  I  3 

14.  What  per  cent,  do  I  make  on  money  invested 
in  stock  at  $140  a  share,  whose  par  value  is  ^100, 
and  dividends  10  per  cent,  on  the  par  value  } 

15.  In  extracting  the  square  root  of  49,729,  why 
do  you  obtain  your  first  figure  fi-om  the  4,  rather  than 
the  49  } 

16.  In  extracting  the  cube  root  of  a  decimal,  the 
first  figure  in  the  root  must  come  from  what  denomi- 
nation }  and  why  } 

17.  Extract  the  square  root  of  144;  also  of  .144. 

18.  Reduce  y^Viy  0^3.  mile  to  yards,  by  one  expres- 
sion and  cancelUng. 

19.  How  could  you  prove  your  answers  to  problem 
17  correct,  or  otherwise  .'* 

20.  Describe  the  manner  you  would  determine  the 
number  of  cords  in  a  load  of  wood,  the  dimensions 
being  given  in  feet. 

SET   IV. 

TWENTY   QUESTIONS  —  FIVE   CREDITS   EACH. 

1.  There  are  two  numbers,  the  greater  of  which  is 
73  times  109,  and  their  difference  is  17  times  28; 
what  is  the  less  number  t 

2.  What  is  the  greatest  common  divisor  of  32,  80, 
and  256  } 

3.  What  is  the  common  multiple  of  21,  35,  and 

42? 

4.  Reduce  |^,  f,  and  \  to  fractions  whose  denomi- 
nators are  6. 

5.  Addy^, /^,  ^^^,.and^5. 

6.  What  fraction  added  to  \\,  will  make  \%  } 

7.  Multiply  A  of  i^  by  \  of  7^ 

8.  If  nine  men  consume  \  of  9f  pounds  of  meat 
in  a  day,  how  much  does  each  man  consume  } 

9.  A  boy  lost  \  of  his  kite  string,  and  then  added 

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114    PART  II.  —  GRAMMAR  SCHOOL  EX  AM  IN  A  TIONS. 

30  feet,  when    it  was  just  %  of  its  ordinary  length. 
What  was  its  length  at  first  ?     Give  analysis. 

10.  Read  the  decimal  .0010404. 

1 1.  Write  five  hundred  tenths  of  millionths. 

12.  Reduce  1.6  to  a  common  fraction. 

13.  How  many  times  will  .5  of  1.75  be  contained 
in  .25  of  ij^} 

14.  What  part  of  2  rods  is  4  yards  i^  feet } 

15.  16  is  15  per  cent,  of  what  number  } 

16.  If  I  sell  >s  of  a-ri  article  for  \  of  its  cost,  what 
per  cent,  do  I  gain  1 

17.  What  is  the  interest  of  $500  for   2   years    2 
months  and  2  days,  at   10  per  cent,  a  year  ? 

18.  What  is  the  present  worth  of  $200,  payable  in 
2  years,  at   i  per  cent,  per  month  }     Give  analysis. 

.19.  If  a  man  travel  120  miles  in  3  days,  when  the 
days  are  12  hours  long,  how  many  days  of  10  hours 
each  will  he  require  to  travel  360  miles } 
\f20.  If  a  hall  36  feet  long  and  9  feet  wide  require 
3&  yards  of  carpeting,  i  yard  wide,  to  cover  the  floor, 
hiw  many  yards  i^  yards  wide  will  cover  a  floor  60 
feet  long  and  27  wide,  if  the  carpet  is  i  of  an  inch 
thick  I 

SET  V. 

'^v  TWENTY   QUESTIONS  —  FIVE  CREDITS   EACH. 

1.  Find  the  greatest  common  divisor  of  246  and 
372,  by  factoring  the  numbers. 

2.  Find  the   least   common   multiple  of  246   and 

372. 

3.  Multiply  I  by  ^jj. 
4    Divide  ^  by  ^. 

5.  Reduce  i^  and  ^  to  fractions,  having  60  for  a 
common  denominator. 

6.  Multiply   four   thousandths   by  three   ten-mill- 
•onths. 


^; 


ARITHMETIC.  —  FIRST  GRADE.  1 1 5 

7.  Add  f  and  f,  and  express  the  result  in  deci- 
mals. 

8.  A  man  divides  his  farm  of  214^  acres  equally 
among  his  9  sons  ;  how  much  do  each  receive  ? 

9.  Reduce  f  of  a  mile  to  lower  denominations. 

10.  Why  cannot  the  numbers  3,  4,  5,  6,  constitute 
a  proportion  } 

11.  A  hawk,  40  rods  behind  a  blackbird,  is  follow- 
ing at  the  rate  of  10  rods  a  minute,  while  the  black- 
bird is  flying  at  the  rate  of  6  rods  a  minute  ;  in 
what  time  will  the  hawk  overtake  the  blackbird  .'* 

12.  What  is  the  bank  discount  on  a  note  for  ;^5oo, 
payable  in  2  months  and  10  days,  interest  being  i^ 
per  cent,  per  month  } 

13.  How  long  must  ^500  be  at  interest,  to  gain 
$120,  at  6  yer  cent,  a  year  } 

14.  If  I  lose  20  per  cent,  by  selling  cloth  at  ;^4  ; 
what  should  I  lose  by  selling  at  $4.50  } 

15.  A  owes  B,  ;^I9  ;  ^5  of  which  is  to  be  paid  in 
6  months,  $6  in  7  months,  and  ^8  in  10  months  ; 
what  is  the  average  time  of  paying  the  whole  } 

16.  How  many  bricks,  8  inches  square  and  3 
inches  thick,  will  be  required  to  cover  a  pavement  20 
feet  long,  and  10  feet  wide  } 

17.  When  greenbacks,  measured  in  gold,  are  at  20 
per  cent,  discount,  what  is  gold,  measured  in  green- 
backs } 

'^  1 8,  A,  B,  and  C  can  do  a  piece  of  work  in  1 2  days, 
C  can  do  it  in  24  days  ;  A  can  do  it  in  34  days  ;  in 
what  time  can  B  do  it  alone  .'' 

19.  20  per  cent,  of  f  of  a  number,  is  how  many 
per  cent,  of  2  times  %  of  4^  times  the  number  ? 

20.  If  a  boy  buys  peaches  at  the  rate  of  5  for  2 
cents,  and  sells  them  at  the  rate  of  4  for  5  cents, 
how  many  must  he  buy  and  sell,  to  gain  ^4.20  t 


I  1 6    PART  II.  —  GRAMMAK  SCHOOL  EXAMINA TIONS. 


SET  VI. 

TEN   QUESTIONS  —  FIVE   CREDITS   EACH. 

1.  From  ^  of  7^  of  a  week,  take  i  day  and  2\  hours. 

2.  Reduce  2  feet  6  inches  to  the  decimal  of  a 
yard. 

3.  What  cost  40^  cwt.  sugar,  at  \2\  cents  a 
pound  .-* 

4.  At  $^.^0  per  thousand,  what  will  3,132  bricks 
cost } 

5.  I  send  my  agent  ;^  1,200  to  be  invested  after 
deducting  his  commission  of  10  per  cent.  What  is 
his  commission  } 

6.  What  is  the  interest  of  one  dollar  at  6  per  cent, 
for  13  months  and  19  days  ? 

7.  What  sum  must  be  invested  at  6  per  cent,  to 
produce  ^1,200  per  annum  ? 

8.  Present  worth  and  discount  of  ^375,  payable  in 
10  months,  when  money  is  worth  2  per  cent,  a 
month  ? 

9.  Bought  cloth  for  ^1.12^  per  yard,  and  sold  it 
for  ^1.06^  per  yard.     What  per  cent,  did  I  lose  } 

10.  Bought  a  horse  and  cow  for  $  1 73,  the  horse  cost 
$93  more  than  the  cow,  what  was  the  cost  of  each  } 

SET  VII. 
TOTAL  :   TWENTY-FIVE  QUESTIONS  —  ONE  HUNDRED  CREDITS. 

Ten  Questiofts  —  Three  Credits  Each, 

1.  Divide  40  by  §,  and  multiply  the  quotient  by  f. 

2.  Multiply  1.2  by  .012,  and  divide  the  product 
by  .6. 

3.  Add  5^,  i\»  f»  a^d  ^,  and  from  the  sum  sub- 
tract H- 

4.  From  i,725i  take  836I. 


ARITHMETIC  — FIRST  GRADE.  WJ 

5.  Divide  4^-  by  4I,  and  multiply  the  quotient  by  % 

6.  Greatest  common  divisor  of  49,  63,  84,  91  ? 

7.  What  will  25 1-  pounds  of  tea  cost  at  %j\  cents 
a  pound  ? 

8.  Multiply  y\  by  .125. 

9.  Divide  .1  by  .002,  and  multiply  the  quotient 
by  I. 

10.  From  10  cubic  yards,  take  2  cubic  feet. 

Ten  Questions  —  Four  Credits  Each. 

.  1 1.  A  building  lot  contains  3,300  square  feet  ;  it  is 
137^  feet  in  length.     How  wide  is  it  ? 

12.  How  many  yards  of  carpeting  one  yard  wide, 
will  it  take  to  carpet  a  room  28.^  feet  long  oy  '^o  feet 
wide  ? 

13.  How  many  cubic  inches  in  a  box  8  feet  long, 
5  feet  wide,  and  3  feet  high  ? 

14.  What  will  i  of  a  ton  of  sugar  cost  at  10  cents 
a  pound  ? 

15.  Divide  33  gallons,  2  quarts,  i  pint  and  3  gills 
by  5. 

16.  What  will  3,550  pounds  of  hay  cost  at  $1.25  a 
hundred  weight  ? 

17.  How  many  grains  in  25  pounds  of  gold? 

18.  How  much  will  it  cost  to  remove  a  quantity  of 
sand  100  feet  long,  25  feet  wide,  and  5  feet  deep,  at 
5  cents  a  cubic  yard  ? 

19.  In  /^  of  a  mile  how  many  rods,  feet,  and 
inches  ? 

20.  Iff  of  a  yard  of  silk  cost  4,1  dollars,  how  much 
will  I  of  a  yard  cost  ? 

Five  Questions  —  Six  Credits  Each. 

21.  What  is  the  interest  of  ;^450  for  2  years,  6 
months  and  1 5  days,  at  i  per  cent,  a  month  } 


I  1 8    PART  jr.  —  GRAMMAR  SCHOOL   EXAMINATIONS. 

22.  A  school  numbers  800  pupils,  and  \2\  per 
cent,  of  them  are  absent :    how  many  are  present } 

23.  What  is  50  per  cent,  of  §  } 

24.  Suppose  you  hire  of  Henry  Smith  ^1,000  on 
the  25th  of  May,  1869,  and  agree  to  pay  him  interest 
at  the  rate  of  \\  per  cent,  a  month  :  write  a  promis- 
sory note  for  it. 

25.  Find  what  will  be  due  on  this  note  on  the  15th 
of  August,  1 869.  S. 

SET  VIII. 

TEN   QUESTIONS  —  FIVE   CREDITS     EACH. 

1.  Explain  the  following  terms:  A  concrete  num- 
ber ;  ratio  ;  present  worth  ;  bankruptcy ;  exchange. 

2.  {a)  Explain,  by  an  example,  the  process  of  sub- 
traction when  any  figures  of  the  subtrahend  are 
greater  than  the  corresponding  figures  of  the  min- 
uend. 

{b)  Explain  the  method  for  finding  the  difference 
in  time  between  two  ;;^laces  when  the  longitude  of 
each  is  known. 

3.  A  man  bought  1,000  bushels  of  wheat  for  $1,250. 
He  finds  15  per  cent,  of  it  worthless.  For  how  much 
must  .he  sell  the  remainder,  per  bushel,  so  as  to  gain 
20  per  cent,  upon  the  cost  t 

4.  What  per  cent,  of  75  is  15  per  cent,  of  175  } 

5.  Three  boys  purchased  a  horse  together.  Will- 
iam gave  $20 ;  James  40  per  cent,  more  than  Will- 
iam ;  and  George  I2i  per  cent,  less  than  both  the 
others.  What  fractional  part  of  the  horse  does  each 
own .'' 

6.  Divide  32.22  by  10  ;  divide  the  quotient  by  100; 
multiply  this  quotient  by  10 ;  multiply  this  product 
by  1,000  ;  multiply  this  product  by  i  ;  add  the  five 
results. 


ARITHME TIC.  —  FIRST  GRADE.  \  1 9 

Bought  a  sack  of  coffee  containing  144  pounds, 
3-t  33^  cents  a  pound  ;  I  paid  2\  cents  a  pound  for 
roasting  it.  Allowing  for  a  loss  of  ^^  in  weight  by 
roasting,  at  what  price  per  pound  must  I  sell  it  to 
gain  a  sum  equal  to  \  of  what  I  gave  ? 

8.  What  is  the  difference  between  the  simple  and 
the  compound  interest  of  ;^5,425,  for  4  years,  at  6 
per  cent.  } 

9.  What  is  the  shortest  distance  that  is  an  exact 
number  of  times  a  i  foot  measure,  a  2  foot  meas- 
ure, a  yard  stick,  and  a  10  foot  pole } 

10.  A  wall  which  was  to  be  built  32  feet  high,  was 
raised  8  feet  by  6  men  in  12  days  ;  how  many  men 
must  be  employed  to  build  the  remainder  of  the  wall 
in  9  days  } 

SET  IX. 

TEN   QUESTIONS  —  FIVE    CREDITS    EACH. 

1.  What  is  the  least  common  multiple  of  8,  16,  24, 
32,  48  ? 

2.  If  4^  yards  of  silk  are  worth  30^  yards  of  cotton, 
how  many  yards  of  silk  would  40^  yards  of  cotton  be 
worth } 

3.  A  grocer  buys  butter  at  i8|  cents  a  pound,  and 
sells  the  same  at  23!  cents  a  pound  ;  what  per  cent, 
profit  does  he  make } 

4.  What  is  the  interest  of  $376.40,  for  7  months 
and  3  days } 

5.  A  merchant  buys  goods  for  $475.60,  and  after 
keeping  them  on  hand  7  months  sells  the  same  for 
$560.80  ;  what  per  cent,  profit  does  he  make  } 

6.  For  what  sum  must  a  note  be  written  in  order 
to  receive  from  a  bank  $540  for  60  days  } 

7.  What  sum  must  be  insured  on  $5,000,  to  include 
the  premium  of  2^  per  cent.,  and  a  commission  of  \ 
per  cent,  on  the  property  insured  } 


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120  PART  II.— GRAMMAR  SCHOOL  EXAMINATIONS. 

8.  A  man  bought  a  watch  for  ;^75  and  sold  it  for 
20  per  cent,  more  than  it  cost,  which  was  1 5  per  cent 
less  than  he  asked  for  it ;  what  did  he  ask  ? 

9.  Divide  ^1,476  between  A,  B,  and  C,  in  such  a 
manner  that  as  often  as  A  receives  ^  of  a  dollar  B 
receives  |  of  a  dollar  and  C  |  of  a  dollar. 

10.  Cube  root  of  1,728. 

SET  X. 

TEN   QUESTIONS  —  FIVE   CREDITS    EACH. 

1.  What  are  the  prime  factors  of  630  ?  Write  two 
composite  numbers  which  are  prime  to  each  other. 

2.  From  two  million  five  thousand  and  sixty-four, 
take  thirty-seven  thousand  two  hundred  and  eighty- 
six  and  seventy-five  thousandths.  Divide  the  re- 
mainder by  five  ten-thousandths. 

3.  In  what  two  ways  can  you  multiply  ^  by  3  .^ 
Show  zvhy  the  fraction  is  multiplied  in  each  case. 

4.  If  a  man  travel  60  miles  in  7  days,  how  far  will 
he  travel  in  i  day  }  Carry  out  the  result  to  the 
lowest  denomination. 

5.  If  by  selling  lamps  at  40  cents  each,  I  lose  20 
per  cent.,  what  per  cent,  shall  I  gain  by  selling  them 
^t  $9,00  per  dozen  }     Analyze. 

6.  What  is  the  equated  time  for  paying  ;^ioo  due 
in  5  months,  $70  due  in  4  months,  and  $50  due  in  2 
months  — all  dated  June  4th,  1870  } 

7.  15  per  cent,  of  484  is  33^  per  cent,  of  what  1 

8.  At  what  rate  per  cent,  must  I  invest  $600  that 
in  2  years  and  6  months  it  may  amount  to  $705  ? 

9.  In  payment  for  a  horse  I    received  a  note  for 
4^ due    in   i    year,   4  months,  24  days,  which  I 

immediately  had   discounted  at  a  bank,   at   10  per 
cent. :  what  did  I  in  reality  receive  for  the  horse  ? 


ARITHME  TIC.  —  FIRST  GRADE.  1 2 1 

lo.  John  lives  117  rods  north  of  A,  and  the  school- 
house  is  156  rods  east  of  the  same  point :  what  is  the 
shortest  distance  from  John's  house  to  the  school- 
house  ? 

SET  XI. 

MENTAL   ARITHMETIC. 

1.  y\  of  48  is  \  of  what  number  } 

2.  7  of  A's  age  is  %  of  B's.  and  3  times  B's  is  |  of 
C's  ;  how  old  are  A  and  B,  if  C  is  24  years  old. 

3.  If  a  man  travels  9  miles  in  2\  hours,  how  far 
will  he  travel  in  17^  hours  ? 

4.  Add  i,  ^y,  t\,  /?,  and  ^. 

5.  If  the  wages  of  4  men  for  8  days  are  ^32,  what 
will  be  the  wages  of  6  men  for  5^  days  } 

6.  Divide  81  into  two  such  parts  that  f  of  the 
larger  shall  equal  the  smaller. 

7.  Add  to  a  number  itself,  half  of  itself,  ^  of  itself, 
and  the  result  will  be  2t  the  number,  what  is  the 
number  ? 

8.  1 5  per  cent,  of  60  is  what  per  cent,  of  1 8. 

9.  ^  of  a,  certain  number  is  equal  to  J  of  another, 
and  their  sum  is  24,  what  are  the  numbers  } 

10.  What  is  the  interest  of  $60  for  2  years,  2 
months  and  3  days,  at  8  per  cent.  ? 

SET  XII. 
MENTAL   ARITHMETIC. 

1.  A  boy  gave  away  f  of  his  money  to  one  com- 
panion, ^  of  the  remainder  to  another,  when  he  had 
5  cents  left ;  how  much  had  he  at  first  ? 

2.  A  can  do  a  piece  of  work  in  4  days,  B  can  do 
it  in  6  days,  C  in  8  days.  In  what  time  can  A  and 
B  do  it }  And  in  what  time  can  they  all  together 
do  it  ? 


122   PART  II.  — GRAMMAR  Sk'IIOOL  EXAMINATIOXS. 

3.  If  \  of  the  amount  received  for  goods  be  gain, 
what  is  the  gain  per  cent  ? 

4.  A  merchant  sold  \  of  his  goods  at  an  advance  of 
10  per  cent.,  \  of  them  at  an  advance  of  15  percent., 
and  i  at  a  loss  of  20  per  cent.  ;  how  must  he  sell  the 
remainder  to  gain  12  per  cent,  on  the  whole } 

5.  Required  the  time  when  §  of  the  time  past  noon 
is  t  of  the  time  past  midnight. 

6.  A  spent  \  of  his  money  and  lost  \  of  what  he 
had  left ;  he  gave  away  \  of  the  remainder,  when  he 
had  $20  left  ;  how  much  had  he  at  first  t 

7.  When  gold  is  15  per  cent,  premium,  how  much 
is  $100  in  currency  worth  in  gold } 

8.  An  agent  collects  an  account  amounting  to 
$1,236,  and  is  allowed  3  per  cent,  for  collection  ;.  how 
much  money  must  he  remit  to  his  employer,  and  how 
irtuch  must  he  retain  for  his  services  } 

9.  What  must  be  asked  for  goods  which  cost  ;^ioo, 
that  20  per  cent,  may  be  gained  on  the  cost,  and  yet 
a  reduction  of  10  per  cent,  be  made  from  the  asking 
price  } 

10.  Cube  root  of  4,267,584. 

SET   XIII. 

x'  MENTAL   ARITHMETIC. 

1.  A  trader  buys  sugar  at  10  cents  a  pound  ;  at 
what  price  per  pound  must  he  sell  it  to  gain  20  per 
cent. } 

2.  A  grocer  sells  sugar  at  8  cents  a  pound,  which 
is  \2\  per  cent,  more  than  it  cost  ;  what  did  the 
sugar  cost  a  pound  } 

3.  If  J  of  the  sum  received  for  goods  is  gain,  what 
is  the  gain  per  cent. } 

4.  If  12  per  cent,  is  gained  in  selling  flour  at  $fO 
a  barrel,  what  did  the  flour  cost  a  barrel  t 


ARITHMETIC FIRST  GRADE.  \  23 

5.  The  diagonal  of  a  square  field  is  20  rods  ;  what 
is  the  area  of  the  field  ? 

6.  When  gold  is  sold  at  a  premium  of  io-|  per 
cent,  how  much  can  be  bought  for  $50  in   currency  ? 

7.  A  man  spent  \  of  his  money  and  lost  \  of  the 
remainder ;  he  then  gave  away  \  of  what  he  had  left, 
and  found  that  he  had  $6\  remaining  ;  how  much 
had  he  at  first  ? 

8.  If  a  merchant  gains  10  per  cent,  on  the  sale  of 
30  per  cent,  of  his  goods,  and  loses  8  per  cent,  on  20 
per  cent,  of  his  goods,  how  must  he  sell  the  remain- 
der to  gain  15  per  cent,  on  the  whole  t 

9.  If  goods  are  bought  at  f  of  their  value,  and  sold 
for  10  per  cent,  more  than  their  value,  what  is  the 
gain  per  cent,  t 

10.  A  man  being  asked  the  hour,  said  that  \  of  the 
time  to  midnight  was  equal  to  ^  of  the  time  to  noon. 
What  was  the  hour  1 

SET  XIV. 

MENTAL  ARITHMETIC. 

1.  If  a  bushel  of  corn  cost  #  of  a  dollar,  how  many 
bushels  can  be  bought  iox  $\\%} 

2.  How  many  pounds  of  sugar,  at  6\  cents  a  pound, 
can  be  bought  for  $20  ? 

3.  A  farmer  sold  f  of  a  flock  of  sheep  to  one  man, 
and  f  of  the  remainder  to  another,  when  he  found  he 
had  10  sheep  left ;  how  many  sheep  were  there  in 
the  flock  at  first,  and  how  many  did  he  sell  at  each 
time } 

4.  What  is  the  number,  to  which  if  we  add  its 
fourth  and  its  fifth,  the  sum  will  be  58  .'* 

5.  What  is  the  number,  to  which  if  we  add  it- 
self, its  half,  its  third,  its  fifth,  its  sixth,  one  fourth  of 
the  sum  will  be  48  } 


124  PART II.  — GRAMMAR  SCHOOL  EXAMINATIONS. 

6.  A  farmer  sells  hay  at  ;^i6  a  ton,  which  is  %  of 
the  cost :  what  is  the  cost,  and  how  much  does  he 
gain  per  cent.  ? 

7.  A  person  being  asked  the  time  of  day,  said  that 
the  time  past  noon  was  equal  to  %  of  the  time  to  mid- 
night ;  what  was  the  time  ? 

8.  A  man  bought  a  horse  and  chaise  and  harness 
for  $160.  He  paid  §  as  much  for  the  horse  as  for  the 
chaise,  and  \  as  much  for  the  harness  as  for  the 
horse  ;  how  much  did  he  pay  for  each  ? 

9.  A  boy  being  asked  his  age,  answered  that  if  \ 
of  his  age  and  3  years  were  added  to  his  age,  the 
sum  would  be  30  years  ;  what  was  his  age  ? 

10.  James  said  his  purse  and  money  were  worth 
$2^,  but  his  purse  was  worth  \  of  his  money-;  how 
much  money  had  he  in  his  purse  ? 


ARITHMETIC. 


SECOND   GRADE. 

SET  I. 

[Note.  —  No  credits  whatever  allowed,  unless   both   answer  and 
method  are  correct.] 

TOTAL  :    SEVENTEEN   QUESTIONS  —  FIFTY   CREDITS. 

Ten  Questions —  Two  Credits  Each. 

1.  Multiply   five   sevenths   by   two    thirds,   and 
write  out  an  analytical  solution. 

2.  Divide   6  by  §,  and  explain  the  reason  of  the 
operation. 

3.  Multiply   the   decimal   twelve    thousandths   by 
twelve  hundredths,  and  divide  the  product  by  .0006. 

4.  Divide  ;^  1.44  by  1.2. 

5.  Multiply  2\  by  4 J,  and  divide  the  product  by 
1.25. 

6.  Greatest  common  divisor  of  96,  120,  168. 

7.  Add  five  twelfths,  four  ninths,  seven  fifteenths, 
three  eighths. 

8.  What  is  ^  of  I  year,  5  months,  3  weeks,  5  days,  • 
3  minutes,  and  5  seconds .? 

9.  In  f  of  a  mile,  how  many  rods,  feet,  and  inches  .? 

10.  What   will   45,675    pounds   of  wheat   cost,  at 
^1.75  per  hundred  .? 

Five  Qtiestiofts  —  Fotir  Credits  Each. 

1 1.  What  per  cent,  of  4  is  5  .'* 

12.  Write  a  promissory  note. 


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1 26  PAR  T  11.  —  GRAMMAR  SCHOOL  EXAMINA  TIONS. 

13.  Interest  of  $42575  from  January  15,  1870,  to 
May  14th,  1 87 1,  at  10  per  cent,  a  year. 

14.  Interest  of  ;^i5o  from  December  15th,  1870,  to 
May  15th,  1 87 1,  at  i^  per  cent,  a  month. 

15.  What  is  the  exact  number  of  geographical 
miles  in  the  circumference  of  the  earth } 

Two  Questions — Five  Credits  Each. 

16.  How  many  pickets,  each  3  inches  wide,  placed 
3  inches  ^part,  will  it  take  to  fence  round  a  lot  4  X  10 
rods  } 

17.  A  cubic   foot   of  water  weighs   62   pounds    8 
unces.     What  is  the  pressure  on  one  square  rod  at 

the  bottom  of  the  sea,  where  the  water  is  1,000  fath- 
oms deep }  S. 
SET  II. 


TEN  QUESTIONS  —  FIVE  CREDITS   EACH. 

1.  What  is  a  prime  number.?     Illustrate. 
What  is  a  multiple  }     Illustrate. 

2.  If  f  of  a  bushel  of  wheat  cost  $|,  what  will  5J 
bushels  cost  1 

3.  A  horse  and  carriage  are  worth  1^320  ;  the  horse 
is  worth  tt  as  much  as  the  carriage  ;  what  is  the  value 
of  each } 

4.  Divide  .003  by  .24.     Also  divide  .24  by  .003. 

5.  How  many  bushels  of  corn,  at  $.'j^  a  bushel, 
will  pay  for  a  pile  of  wood  12  feet  long,  12  feet  high 
and  4  feet  wide,  at  $9  a  cord  } 

6.  A  certain  number  plus  75  per  cent,  of  itself,  is 
147  ;  what  is  the  number  ? 

7.  A  real  estate  agent  sold  a  lot  37^  feet  front,  at 
$70  a  foot ;  what  was  his  commission  at  2^  per  cent. } 

8.  3  pecks,  4  quarts  is  what  decimal  of  a  bushel  ? 

9.  What  is  the  value  of  the  following  fraction : 


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ARITHMETIC.  —  SECOND    GRADE.  1 27 

10.  Find  the  product  of  .875,  .025,  and  .0006. 
SET  III. 

FIFTEEN  QUESTIONS  —  FIVE   CREDITS   EACH. 

1.  Write  in  figures  two  hundred  and  forty,  and  one 
thousand  three  hundred  seventy-six  hundred-thou- 
sandths. 

2.  Express  in  Roman  notation  the  number  1,859. 

3.  Multiply  7,030  by  164,000  by  the  shortest 
method. 

4.  Add  §,  ^  and  |. 

5.  From  'j\  take  3f. 

6.  Tv^o  persons  start  from  the  same  point  at  the 
same  time,  and  travel  in  the  same  direction  ;  one 
travels  at  the  rate  of  28  miles  a  day,  the  other  at  the 
rate  of  37  miles  a  day  ;  how  far  apart  will  they  be  in 
6  days .? 

7.  Divide  \\  by  |  of  f . 

8.  If  #  of  a  ton  of  hay  can  be  bought  for  ;^i5,  what 
part  of  a  ton  can  be  bought  for  ^i  } 

9.  Multiply  twenty-three  hundredths  by  nine  thou- 
sandths. 

10.  Divide  nine  hundred  and  ninety-two  ten-thou 
sandths  by  thirty-two  hundreths. 

1 1.  A  man  bought  a  farm  containing  125  acres,  fox 
$2,922.50  ;  for  how  much  must  he  sell  it  per  acre  to 
gain  $500.'* 

12.  Reduce  \,  f,  and  f  to  a  common  denominator. 

13.  What  is  the  interest  of  ^376  for  8  months  and 
20  days,  at  10  per  cent,  a  year .? 

14.  At  II  cents  a  pound,  what  will  be  the  cost  of 
3  cwt.  of  coffee  ? 

15.  From  ten  thousand  take  ten  thousandths. 

S. 


1 28   PART  II.  —  GRAMMAR  SCHOOL  EXAMLSA  TIONS. 


SET   IV. 
MENTAL  AIIITHMETIC. 

Ten  Questions  —  Five  Credits  Each. 

*-U^.  2 1  is  -^j^  of  how  many  times  8  ? 

2.  A  man  sold  a  watch  for  ^63,  which  was  I  of 
what  it  cost  him;  how  much  did  he  gain  by  the 
bargain  ? 

3.  A  ship's  crew  have  provisions  sufficient  to  last 
3  men  10  months  ;  how  long  would  it  last  5  men? 

4.  ^  of  63  is  f  of  how  many  times  8  ? 

5.  f  of  64  is  T^  of  how  many  sixths  of  30  ? 

6.  If  3  men  can  do  a  piece  of  work  in  7  days,  how 
long  would  it  take  4  men  to  do  it  ? 

7.  A  man  sold  a  piece  of  cloth  for  $42,  by  which 
bargain  he  lost  §  of  what  the  cloth  cost  him.  How 
much  did  it  cost  him,  and  how  much  did  he  lose } 

8.  A  man  sold  9  yards  of  cloth  for  $y^  a  yard,  and 
received  8  firkins  of  butter,  at  $6^  a  firkin;  how 
much  was  then  due  him  } 

9.  How  many  three-cent  pieces  will  it  take  to  make 
$10.00  "^ 

10.  How  many  pounds  of  beefsteak  at  12J  cents  a 
pound  can  be  bought  for  ^5.00?     v/ 

SET  V. 

MENTAL   ARITHMETIC. 

Ten  Questions  —  Five  Credits  Each. 

1.  How  much  sugar,  that  is  worth  $8  a  hundred 
weight,  can  be  bought  for  4  cords  of  wood,  at  $y  a 
cord  } 

2.  If  a  man  receives  $$  for  3  days'  work,  how 
many  shillings  is  that  a  day } 

3.  J  of  60  are  how  many  times  8  ? 


ARITHMETIC— SECOND   GRADE.  I  29 

4.  If  3  men  can  do  a  piece  of  work  in  12  days, 
in  how  many  days  will  4  men  do  the  same  work  ? 

5.  If  a  staff  3  feet  long,  cast  a  shadow  of  2  feet 
at  12  o'clock,  what  is  the  length  of  a  pole  that  casts 
a  shadow  1 8  feet  at  the  same  time  of  day  ? 

6.  A  ship's  crew  have  provision  sufficient  to  last  3 
men  10  months  ;  how  long  will  it  last  5  men  ? 

7.  I  of  15  are  t%  of  what  number  ? 

8.  If  a  cask  of  wine  costs  ^48,  what  are  ^  of  it 
worth  ? 

9.  Bought  20  pears  at  the  rate  of  2  for  3  cents, 
how  much  did  they  come  to  ? 

10.  At  20  cents  a  pound,  how  many  pounds  of 
coffee  can  be  bought  for  ;^  15.00  ? 

SET  VI. 
MENTAL   ARITHMETIC. 

Ten  Que^ions  —  Fiif^sPredits  ^h^. 

1.  iKf  of^of  a  member  be  sh^^racteoSfrom  |  of 
six  timesHJie  m^nber,  tnh^emaindeS^U  be  4s;^hat 
is  the  number  t     X  ^s^^^ 

2.  If  f  of  a  barrel  of  flour  cost  ^6f ,  how  many 
barrels  can  be  had  for  ^104^  ? 

3.  If  4  men  do  a  piece  of  work  in  9  days,  in  how 
many  days  will  3  men  do  a  piece  of  work  \  as  large  } 

4.  After  spending  $5  less  than  \  of  my  money,  I 
have  f  left.     How  much  had  I  at  first  \^o 

5.  f  of  5  is  §  of  how  many  times  f  } 

6.  A  cistern  containing  70  gallons  is  emptied  by 
two  pipes  in  7  hours  ;  one  pipe  alone  will  empty  it 
in  8J  hours,  in  what  time  will  the  other  empty  it 
when  it  is  |  full  ? 

7.  Paid  ;^30  for  7  pieces  of  cloth,  each  containing 
10  yards.  Required  cost  of  each  yard  and  each 
piece  ? 


130  PART II.— GRAMMAR  SCHOOL  EXAMINATIONS. 

8.  Gave  13  cents  for  apples  at  the  rate  of  6  for  2\ 
cents.     How  many  did  I  get  ? 

9.  How  often  is  3^  contained  in  §  ? 

10.  If  I  peach  is  worth  3  apples,  and  9  apples  are 
worth  I  orange,  how  many  oranges  can  you  get  for 
54  apples  and  18  peaches  ? 

SET  VII. 
MENTAL  ARITHMETIC. 

Ten  Questions  —  Five  Credits  Each. 

1.  If  2  apples  cost  4  cents,  what  would  4  apples 
cost } 

2.  How  many  dozen  eggs,  at  25  cents  a  dozen, 
must  you  give  for  100  pounds  of  sugar  at  25  cents  a 
pound  } 

3.  How  many  eggs,  at  the  rate  of  3  for  10  cents, 
can  you  buy  for  ;^5.oo } 

4.  If  4  yards  of  silk  cost  ;^I2,  what  will  40  yards 
cost } 

5.  A  man  had  360  dollars  and  gave  ^  of  them 
away,  how  many  of  them  did  he  have  left } 

6.  If  one  yard  of  cloth  cost  $%y  how  much  will  50 
yards  cost .? 

7.  If  4  pounds  of  butter  cost  ;^i.20,  what  will  150 
pounds  cost } 

'^  8.  If  8  barrels  of  apples  cost  1^36,  what  will  100 
barrels  cost  .-* 

9.  At  I  cent  a  pound,  how  many  barrels  of  potatoes 
can  be  bought  for  $dp  } 

10.  In  3,427  cents,  how  many  dollars  ? 


ARITHMETIC 


THIRD   GRADE. 
SET  I. 

TC/TAL  :    TWENTY-FIVE  QUESTIONS  —  ONE   HUNDRED  CREDITS. 

Ten  Questions  —  Three  Credits  Each. 

1.  Write  1779  in  Roman  numerals. 

2.  In  20  rods,  1 2  feet,  9  inches,  how  many  inches  } 

3.  How  many  cubic  inches  in  25  cubic  feet 

4.  Add  f  and  xV. 

5.  Divide  4^  by  i§,  and  divide  the  quotient  by  9. 

6.  Multiply  \  by  §,  by  i  by  \h  by  M. 

7.  Divide  -^^  by  5,  and  multiply  the  quotient  by  4. 

8.  Divide  ^6.25  by  2.5. 

9.  Add  twelve  and  a  half  cents,  ten  dollars  and  ten 
cents,  one  hundred  dollars,  and  one  dollar  and  one 
half  a  cent. 

10.  From  I20i  take  75  i. 

Ten  Questions  —  Four  Credits  Each. 

1 1.  Multiply  I  year,  5  months,  6  days,  7  hours,  and 
8  minutes  by  10. 

12.  How  many  square  rods  in  2  acres  of  land } 

13.  How  many  feet  in  10  miles  t 

14.  How  many  ounces  in  a  ton  of  sugar  t 

15.  How  many  cubic  feet  in  a  room  20  feet  long, 
18  feet  wide,  and  10  feet  high  .' 

16.  Multiply  2.5  by  .001,  and  divide  the  product 
by  .05 


132   PART  11.  —  GRAMMAR  SCHOOL  EX  A  MINA  TIONS. 

17.  Add  \  and  the  decimal  fraction  twenty-five 
hundredths. 

18.  Divide  .001  by  50,  and  multiply  the  quotient 
by  .2. 

19.  Divide  |  of  24  by  f. 

20.  Reduce  ;£i6,  I'js.  ^d.  ifar.y  to  farthings. 

Five  Questions  —  Six  Credits  Each. 

21.  Write  a  promissory  note,  in  which  you  promise 
to  pay  John  Smith  |i,ocxD,  one  month  after  date,  with 
interest  at  i^per  cent,  a  month. 

22.  George  Webster  buys  of  John  Smith,  the 
grocer,  the  following  articles  :  i  sack  of  potatoes,  80 
pounds,  at  i^  cents  a  pound  :  25  pounds  of  sugar,  at 
\2\  cents  a  pound,  and  6  dozen  eggs,  at  4  bits  a  dozen. 
Make  out  the  grocer's  bill. 

23.  Order  Wm.  C.  Ralston  to  pay  Peter  Smith 
^25,  and  charge  to  you. 

24.  What  is  the  interest  of  ;S400  for  2  years  and  6 
months,  at  10  per  cent,  a  year  } 

25.  Multiply  .2  by  .2  ;  subtract  .004 ;  divide  the 
remainder  by  9,  and  divide  the  quotient  by  .08. 

S. 

SET  II. 
TOTAL  :  SEVENTEEN  QUESTIONS  —  FORTY  CREDITS. 

Ten  Questions  —  Two  Credits  Each, 

1.  Five  sixths  plus  three  eighths  plus  seven  twelfths 
minus  three  tenths. 

2.  Divide  8  by  |,  and  explain  the  reason  of  the 
operation. 

3.  Multiply  24  by  ^,  and  explain  the  reason  of  the 
operation. 

4.  Multiply  four  ten-thousandths  by  six  hundredths 
and  divide  th^  product  by  three  tenths, 


ARITHMETIC— THIRD   GRADE.  1 33 

5.  Divide  ;^5  by  ^  a  cent. 

6.  From  i  rod  take  2  inch. 

7.  How  many  square  rods  in  10  acres  of  land  ? 

8.  How  much  will  20  tons  of  wheat  cost  at  i^  cents 
a  pound } 

9.  How  many  cubic  inches  in  a  box  12.6  feet  long, 
6.02  feet  wide  and,  2.4  feet  high  t 

10.  If  J  of  a  piece  of  land  cost  ^6,000,  how  much 
will  \  of  it  cost .? 

Five  Questions  —  Four  Credits  Each. 

11.  You  sell  to  John  Doe,  on  the  ist  of  May,  1871, 
20  pounds  of  sugar,  at  15I  cents  a  pound  ;  25  pounds 
of  coffee,  at  21^  cents  a  pound  ;  1 1  pounds  of  tea,  at 
%'j\  cents  a  pound.     Make  out  the  bill. 

12.  What  is  I3§  per  cent,  of  837  pounds  of  iron  } 

13.  How  many  yards  of  cloth,  ^  of  a  yard  wide,  will 
line  23^  yards  that  is  i^  yards  wide. 

14.  A  drover  bought  69  beeves  at  ;^28.75  a  head, 
and  sold  42  of  them  at  ^36.50  a  head,  and  the  rest  at 
^37.75  a  head  ;  how  much  did  he  gain  by  the  trans- 
action } 

15.  An  embankment  12  feet  high  and  4.5  feet 
thick  contains  6,000  cubic  feet ;   how  long  is  it } 

Two  Questions  — Five  Credits  Each. 

16.  Allowing  that  4  persons  can  stand  on  i  square 
rod  of  ground,  how  many  persons  can  stand  in  a 
street  15  rods  long  and  35  feet  wide } 

17.  176,179  square  inches  are  what  units  of  higher 
denominations }  S. 


ARITHMETIC. 


FOURTH   GRADE. 

SET  I. 

total:  twenty-five  questions  —  one  hundred  credits, 

Ten  Questions  —  Three  Credits  Each. 

1.  Divide  153,598  by  29. 

2.  Add  f,  f ,  and  §. 

3.  Multiply  96  by  |,  and  divide  the  product  by  f. 

4.  Multiply  I  by  4,  and  divide  the  product  by  3. 

5.  Divide  ij  by  i^. 

6.  Multiply  \o\  by  2\. 

7.  What  cost  %  yards  of  cloth,  at  ;^i.75  a  yard  ? 

8.  Divide  625  by  .25. 

9.  Multiply  10  by  .01,  and  divide  the  product  by  4. 

10.  Divide  ;^  100  by  \2\  cents. 

Teti  Questions  —  Four  Credits  Each. 
^^.  II.  What  will  5  tons  of  sugar  cost,  at   10  cents  a 
pound  ? 

12.  How  many  feet  in  10  miles  ? 

13.  How  many  square  feet  on  the  floor  of  a  room, 
30  feet  long,  by  25  feet  wide  ? 

14.  How  many  cubic  feet  in  a  box  6  feet  long,  4 
feet  wide,  and  3  feet  high  ? 

15.  Write  1869  in  Roman  numerals. 

16.  Divide  125,425  by  1,000. 

17.  Add  the  following  decimals:  Seven  tenths, 
twenty-five  hundredths,  and  one  hundred  and  five 
ten-thousandths. 


ARITHMETIC— FOURTH  GRADE.  1 35 

18.  Add  125^,  75^,  6o\. 

19.  If  7  oranges  cost  ^  of  a  dollar,  what  part  of  a 
dollar  will  5  oranges  cost  ? 

20.  Reduce  15  degrees  to  seconds. 

Five  Qiiestio7is  —  Six  Credits  Each. 

21.  What  will  125  pounds  of  rice  cost,  at  li^  cents 
a  pound  t 

22.  What  is  the  interest  on  ^125.50,  for  3  months, 
at  I  \  per  cent,  per  month .'' 

23.  John  Smith  hires  of  William  Brown  ^100  pay- 
able in  3  months,  at  2  per  cent,  a  month,  in  U.  S. 
gold  coin.  Write  a  promissory  note,  date  it  June  i, 
1869,  and  sign  John  Smith's  name. 

24.  What  is  the  interest  of  $150  for  i  year  and  6 
months,  at  10  per  cent,  a  year } 

25.  Henry  Dixon  bought  at  the  grocery  store  of 
Peter  Brown,  \2\  pounds  of  sugar,  at  10  cents  a 
pound  ;  Z\  pounds  of  coffee,  at  20  cents  a  pound,  and 
5  pounds  of  tea,  at  75  cents  a  pound.  Make  out  his 
bill  and  receipt  it.  S. 

SET  II. 

PROBLEMS. 

1.  Paid  ^40.50  for  a  pile  of  wood  :  if  I  paid  ;^33,75 
a  cord,  how  many  cords  were  there  } 

2.  Find  the  difference  between  9  times  ^5.67,  and 
9  times  ^6.75. 

3.  If  29  pounds  of  butter  cost  $14.50,  what  cost 
63  pounds } 

4.  Purchased  25  pieces  of  cloth,  each  containing 
38  yards,  at  .19^  cents  per  yard  ;  paid  for  it  in  flour 
at  ;^7.4i  per  barrel ;  how  many  barrels  did  it  take  1 

5.  Reduce  ^\\%^  to  a  mixed  number. 

6.  Bought  a  cow  and  254  sheep  for  ;^  1,1 34^  :  the 
cow  cost  $55  ;  what  was  the  cost  of  one  sheep  } 


1 36    PART  If.  —  GRAMMAR  SCHOOL  EXAMINA TIONS. 

7.  From  ;^3,259  take  12  eagles,  17  dimes. 

8.  What  cost 

9  yards  silk  at  ;^i.io  per  yard  ? 
1 5  yards  muslin  at  .  1 3  per  yard  ? 
24  yards  calico  at  .09  per  yard  ? 

6  yards  gingham  .45  per  yard  ? 

7  yards  velvet  at  $6.ys  per  yard  ? 

9.  Add  f|,  ^§,  n^sy  ^f,  and  reduce  the  answer  to  a 
mixed  number. 

10.  A  man  having  $8,127,  spent  -^^  of  it  ;  how 
much  had  he  left  ? 

MENTAL   ARITHMETIC. 

1.  By  selUng  7  oranges  for  55  cents,  I  lost  6  cents  ; 
what  did  the  oranges  cost  apiece  ? 

2.  A  man  received  $6  for  4  days'  work  ;  what 
should  he  receive  for  1 2  days*  work  ? 

3.  How  many  pounds,  at  7  cents  a  pound,  must  be 
given  for  6|  yards,  at  8  cents  a  yard  ? 

4.  How  many  men  will  it  take  to  do  as  much  work 
in  6  days  as  3  men  do  in  10  days  ? 

5.  James  earns  $8  while  John  earns  ;^I2,  how 
much  has  James  earned  when  John  has  earned  $60  ? 

6.  Bought  8^  gallons  of  wine  at  $$  per  gallon,  and 
paid  for  it  with  flour  at  $d>  per  barrel ;  how  many  bar- 
rels did  it  take  ? 

7.  The  sum  of  two  numbers  is  23  ;  ^  of  them 
is  7,  what  is  the  other  ? 

8.  How  many  pears  at  3  for  7  cents  can  you  buy 
for  2 1  cents  ? 

9.  ^  of  my  money  is  gold,  |  bills,  and  the  rest, 
which  is  $12,  is  silver  ;  how  much  money  have  I  ? 

10.  How  many  fourths  in  8  ?  How  many  fourths 
in  §  of  6  ? 


ARITHMETIC—  FOURTH  GRADE.  1 37 

SET   III. 
TOTAL  :     SEVENTEEN    QUESTIONS  —  FIFTY   CREDITS. 

Ten  Questions  —  Two  Credits  Each. 

1.  Divide  10,108,207  by  179, 

2.  Add  two  sevenths,  three  fifths,  one  third. 

3.  Multiply  21  by  four  sevenths,  and  explain  the 
reason  of  the  operation. 

4.  Divide  1.44  by  .12,  and  multiply  the  quotient  by 
the  decimal  three  thousandths. 

5.  Divide  ^50  by  6\  cents. 

6.  Multiply  2\  by  2\,  and  divide  the  product  by 
2.5. 

7.  How  many  square  yards  on  the  floor  of  a  room 
25.5  feet  long  and  20.5  feet  wide  } 

8.  A  box  containing  1,728  cubic  inches  is  12  inches 
wide,  and  4  inches  high  :  how  long  is  it  t 

9.  How  many  feet  in  7  miles,  108  rods,  3  yards,  I 
foot } 

10.  Reduce  1,001,100,100  cubic  inches  to  higher 
denominations. 

Five  Questiojis  —  Four  Credits  Each. 

11.  From  one  hundred  and  one  subtract  one  hun- 
dred one-millionths. 

12.  What  is  the  product  of  six  hundred  twenty-five 
thousandths  by  forty-eight  hundredths  .? 

13.  If  the  interest  on  ^i  for  one  year  is  ^.10, 
what  is  the  interest  on  $25.50 } 

14..  Into  how  many  building  lots,  each  containing 
.25  of  an  acre,  can  5  acres  be  divided } 

15.  A  house  agent  rents  7  tenements  at  $1.12^  a 
week,  5  at  1.25  a  week,  1 1  at  $1.50  a  week  :  what  do 
the  rents  amount  to  in  a  year } 


1 3  8     PAR  r  II.  —  CJiAMMA  R  SCHOOL  EX  A  MIA  A  TIONS. 

Two  Questions  —  Five  Credits  Each. 

1 6.  What  will  3  miles  of  telegraph  wire  cost  at  5 
cents  a  foot  ? 

17.  A  man  bought  a  farm,  containing  125  acres, 
for  $2,s62.$o  :  for  how  much  an  acre  must  he  sell 
to  gain  ^1,250  ?  S. 

SET  IV. 

MENTAL   ARITHMETIC. 

1.  If  9  men  earn  $y2  in  8  days,  how  many  dollars 
can  they  earn  in  i  day  .-* 

2.  6  oranges  were  sold  for  48  cents,  and  12  cents 
were  lost  ;  what  did  each  cost .'' 

3.  A  man  bought  18  yards  of  cloth  at  the  rate  of 
2  yards  for  $9  ;  what  did  the  cloth  cost  him  ?  , 

4.  When  apples  were  worth  2  cents  apiece,  and 
pears  3  cents  apiece,  4  apples  and  6  pears  were 
given  for  oranges  at  8  cents  apiece ;  how  many 
oranges  did  they  buy  } 

5.  If  3  men  can  do  a  piece  of  work  in  6  days,  how 
long  will  it  lake  4  men  to  do  it  ? 

6.  If  a  man  can  cut  12  cords  of  wood  in  3  days, 
how  many  cords  can  he  cut  in  9  days  ? 

7.  If  you  have  corn  enough  to  last  10  horses  I 
.month,  how  many  horses  would  it  last  2  months  .-* 

8.  If  a  boy  spend  20  cents  for  pears  at  2  cents 
apiece,  and  sells  them  for  5  cents  apiece,  how  much 
does  he  make  on  all } 

9.  A  man  can  earn  $S  while  a  boy  can  earn  $5  ; 
how  many  dollars  will  both  have  earned  when  the 
man  has  earned  $40  ? 

10.  If  I  buy  peaches  at  rates  of  2  for  6  cents,  and 
sell  4  for  24  cents,  how  much  do  I  gain  on  each  ? 


ARITHME'riC  —  FOURTH  GRADE.  1 39 

PROBLEMS. 

1.  What  cost : 

920  bushels  wheat,  at  ^3.05  a  bushel  ? 
720  bushels  corn,  at  ^0.875  a  bushel  ? 
900  bushels  meal,  at  $2.09  ? 

2.  Multiply  76,009  by  29,  and  divide  the  product  by 

97- 

3.  From  nine  hundred  and  ten  thousand  and  two, 

take  six  hundred  and  nine  thousand  and  four. 

4.  Multiply  $6,080,009  by  92. 

5.  Take  $0.09  from  the  sum  of  $892,  ;^685,  $701, 
$9,865,  $74,900,  and  $8,962. 

6.  Reduce  ^-W-"-  to  a  mixed  number. 

7.  A  farm  cost  $7,090.05,  a  boat  $96,000,  and  a 
ship  4  times  as  much  as  both  ;  what  did  they  alto- 
gether cost  } 

8.  How  many  five  cent  pieces  in  $720.90  .'' 

9.  Multiply  9,080  by  8,009. 

10.  Divide  624,921  by  98. 

SET  V. 

MENTAL   ARITHMETIC. 

1.  I  paid  40  cents  for  8  marbles,  and  sold  them 
so  as  to  gain  8  cents  ;  what  did  I  get  for  each  mar- 
ble .? 

2.  If  12  men  can  do  apiece  of  work  in  4  days,  how 
many  men  will  it  take  to  do  it  in  one  day  .? 

3.  If  3  apples  cost  18  cents,  what  will  2  cost  } 

4.  If  you  take  7  times  9  from  8  times  8,  what  will 
remain  .? 

5.  If  a  lemon  cost  6  cents  and  a  melon  11  cents, 
what  will  I  lemon  and  4  melons  cost  t 

6.  Two  boys  commenced  playing  marbles  ;  each 
had  14  when  they  began  ;  when  they  quit  one  had 
1 7  ;  how  many  had  the  other  .? 


f  40     PA  R  T  IL       GRA  MMA  R  SCHOOL  EX  A  MINA  TIONS. 

7-  97  —  7  —  7  —  7  —  9-9  —  9  —  8-8  —  6  —  6  — 

5  — 7=r? 

8.  54  +  7  +  7  +  9  +  9  +  7  +  8-1-8  +  7  4-9  4-7 
+5+6=? 

9.  78  — 4-f8-9-h6-5  +  8  — 74-3— 4  +  8 
—  6=? 

10.  If  a  man  can  do  a  piece  of  work  in  12  days, 
how  long  will  it  take  3  men  to  do  it  ? 

PROBLEMS. 

1.  Multiply  729  by  2>'j. 

2.  Take  22,007  ^^^"^  45,006. 

3.  Add  280,  396,  984,  596,  898,  724,  and  subtract 
2,506  from  the  sum. 

4.  Reduce  1 2f  to  an  improper  fraction. 

5.  A  horse  cost  ^250,  a  farm  309  times  as  much  ; 
what  would  horse  and  farm  cost } 

6.  Divide  the  sum  of  869,  9,864,  30,862  by  9. 

7.  Add  7,646,  98,684,  386,  85,  9,  88,964. 

8.  Paid  ;^92,o85  for  a  farm,  ^  as  much  for  a  house  ; 
what  did  both  cost } 

9.  What  cost  616  head  of  cattle  at  ;^37  each  } 

10.  At  $^  per  pair,  how  many  pairs  boots  could 
i^ 29,008  purchase  .^ 


ARITHMETIC 


FIFTH  GRADE. 

SET  I. 
TWENTY-FIVE   QUESTIONS — FOUR   CREDITS   EACH. 

1.  What  is  the  sum  of  405  -f  697  -|-  842  -|-  587  -f 
488  +  598  .? 

2.  What  is  the  sum  of  one  milUon  and  four  hun- 
dred thousand,  plus  two  hundred  and  ten  thousand, 
plus  seventy-five  thousand  and  forty } 

3.  Write  125  in  Roman  numerals. 

4.  Multiply  4,456  by  204. 

5.  Divide  153,598  by  29. 

6.  Multiply  45,000  by  2,000. 

7.  Divide  125,000  by  8. 

8.  Divide  124,525  by  1,000. 

9.  Multiply  125  by  4,  and  divide  the  product  by  8. 

10.  Divide  144,125  by  12,000. 

11.  Add  the  decimals  four  and  twenty-five  hun- 
dredths ;  two  and  four  hundredths  ;  five  tenths  ;  one 
and  two  hundredths  ;  seventy-five  and  seventy-five 
hundredths. 

12.  From  eight  and  twenty-five  hundredths,  take 
four  and  thirty-nine  hundredths. 

13.  From  one  and  five  hundredths,  take  twenty- 
five  hundredths. 

14.  Multiply  four  and  twenty-five  hundredths  by 
five. 


I 
142     PART  11.  —  GRAMMAR  SCHOOL  EX  AM  IN  A  TIONS, 

15.  Multiply  one  and  two  hundredths  by  ten. 

16.  What  is  the  sum  of  four  dollars  and  twenty- 
five  cents,  plus  five  cents,  plus  one  hundred  dollars 
and  ten  cents,  plus  ten  dollars  and  twelve  and  a  half 
cents  ? 

17.  Multiply  four  dollars  and  twenty-five  cents  by 
nine. 

18    Write  twenty-four  ninety-fifths  as  a  fraction. 

19.  In  20|,  how  many  fifths  ? 

20.  Change  ^4-^  to  a  mixed  number. 

21.  Reduce  ||  to  its  lowest  terms. 

22.  What  is  §  of  9  }  Write  out  the ' operation  in 
words. 

23.  How  many  pounds  of  butter,  worth  25  cents 
a  pound,  can  be  bought  for  400  pounds  of  cheese, 
worth  10  cents  a  pound  .'' 

24.  If  8  horses  cost  $1,200,  how  much  will  40 
horses  cost } 

25.  From  1,000  substract  125,  multiply  the  re- 
mainder by  4,  and  divide  the  product  by  20. 

SET  II. 

total:   seventeen  questions  —  fifty  credits. 

Te7t  Questions  —  Two  Credits  Each. 

"'     I.  Add  47  to  98.     Why  do  you  carry  the  left  hand 
figure  after  adding  8  and  7  ? 

2.  Subtract  59  from  86  and  explain  the  reason  of 
the  operation.  ''-  ^ 

3.  Divide  842  by  3  and  explain  why  you  suppose 
the  remainder  of  each  separate  figure  to  be  placed 
before  the  next  succeeding  figure. 

4.  From  ten  thousand  and  eighty-two  take  one 
thousand  and  nine. 

5.  47  -f-  35  -f-  97  -h  85  +  92  X  7  +  109  =  ^^^ 
many } 


AKfTIIMEriC—FIFlH  GRADE.  1 43 

6.  Multiply  1,057  by  309. 

7.  Multiply  25  by  48,  and  tell  what  denomination 
is  obtained  in  multiplying  2  by  8. 

8.  Divide  378,000  by  12,000. 

9.  Divide  one  by  two. 

10.  Divide  7,831  by  15. 

Five  Questions  —  Four  Credits  Each. 

11.  Multiply  45,125  by  2,500. 

12.  From  one  and  two  tenths  subtract  five  thou- 
•sandths. 

13.  56  knives  cost  ^336,  how  much  will  57  knives 
cost .'' 

14.  How  many  pounds  of  sugar,  at  15  cents  a 
pound,  will  a  man  receive  in  exchange  for  1,000 
pounds  of  wheat,  at  2  cents  a  pound  } 

15.  How  much  will  a  baker  receive  for  48  pounds 
of  crackers,  at  14  cents  a  pound,  and  128  loaves  of 
bread,  at  9  cents  a  loaf .? 

Two  Questions  —  Five  Credits  Each. 

16.  If  33  pickets  are  used  in  building  one  rod  of 
fence,  how  many  pickets  will  be  used  in  building  a 
fence  around  a  lot  16  rods  long  and  15  rods  wide  f 

17.  How  many  times  can  114  be  subtracted  from 
2,622 } 

SET  III. 

PROBLEMS. 

1.  From  thirty  thousand  and  twenty,  take  twenty- 
nine  thousand  and  twenty-nine. 

2.  Multiply  40,706  by  90,700. 

3.  Reduce  19!^  to  an  improper  fraction. 

4.  It  is  25,000  miles  around  the  earth :  aftei 
traveling  9,374  miles  how  many  miles  of  the  journey 
remain  "^ 


1 44    PAR  T  II.  —  GRAMMAR  SCHOOL  EXAMINA  TIONS. 

5.  What  is  the  cost  of  28  barrels  of  sugar,  each 
containing  \<^6  pounds,  at  14  cents  per  pound  ? 

6.  Write  in  words  71,036. 

7.  Divide  seven  hundred  and  five  thousand  one 
hundred  and  eighty-four  by  eight. 

8.  A  man  bought  2  houses  :  he  paid  $2y^oo  for 
one  of  them,  and  ^i,ocx)  for  the  other ;  what  did  he 
gain  by  selUng  both  for  ;^4,326  } 

9.  At  $"]  each,  how  many  hats  can  I  purchase  for 
^12,426.? 

10.  Bought  97  horses  at  $147  each,  and  136  cows 
at  ;^72  each  ;  what  was  the  cost  of  all  ? 

MENTAL   ARITHMETIC. 

1.  By  selUng  5  peaches  for  30  cents,  5  cents  were 
lost,  what  was  the  cost  of  one  peach  ?    ^cyto 

2.  How  many  tops,  at  9  cents  each,  can  you  buy 
for  the  sum  of  72  cents  and  9  cents } 

3.  Bought  9  balls  for  72  cents,  and  sold  four  of 
them  for  36  cents,  did  I  gain  or  lose,  and  how  much  .^ 

4.  The  sum  of  two  numbers  is  27  ;  if  19  is  the 
larger,  what  is  three  times  the  smaller  .-* 

5.  In  8.5  how  many  ninths  } 

6.  7  times  6  are  how  many  times  8  ? 

7.  4  pears  at  3  cents  each,  and  3  peaches  at  5  cents 
each,  were  given  for  9  figs  ;  what  was  the  cost  of 
each  fig } 

8.  12  cents  is  ^  of  my  money,  how  many  lemons 
at  4  cents  each  can  I  buy  for  all  my  money  ? 

9.  4  times  6  cents  was  8  times  the  price  of  an 
apple  ;  what  were  5  apples  worth. 

10.  i2X2-T-3X2-v-4-i-2+8  +  9-|-5~3  =  ? 


ARITHMETIC 


SIXTH  GRADE. 
SET  I. 
I.  Add  the  following  five  numbers  :  Twenty  thou- 
sand two  hundred.  Four  hundred  sixteen  thousand 
fifty-four.  Nine  thousand  seven  hundred  eighty- 
nine.  Forty-eight  thousand  six  hundred  twelve. 
One  hundred  one  thousand  nine  hundred  nine. 

2.  Add  the  following  six  numbers  :  205,8 1 8  ;  3 1 ,7 1 9  ; 
84,600  ;  207  ;   199.991  ;  95- 

3.  Subtract  three  hundred  seventy-six  thousand 
seventy-two,  from  eight  hundred  twenty-three  thou- 
sand three  hundred  two. 

4.  Multiply  87,093  by  9. 

5.  Multiply  6,435  by  74- 

6.  Divide  660,827  by  8. 

7.  From  37,216,  subtract  9,109,  and  multiply  the 
result  by  12. 

8.  3,824+219+1,008-^875-^5==? 

SET   II. 
MENTAL   ARITHMETIC   AND   COMBINATIONS. 

1.  If  ;^  of  a  pound  of  crackers  is  worth  3  cents, 
how  much  is  a  pound  worth  } 

2.  How  many  eggs  in  |  of  a  dozen  ? 

3.  How  many  days  are  there  in  3  weeks  and  3 
days  ? 


1 46     PAR  T  II.  —  GRAMMAR  SCHOOL  EXAMINA  TIONS. 

4.  How  many  dimes  are  there  in  half  a  dollar  ? 

5.  If  cream  is  worth  20  cents  a  quart,  how  much 
must  I  give  for  a  pint  ? 

6.  How  much  must  be  added  to  three  lo's  to  make 
five  9's  ? 

7.  If  a   boy  is  3  feet  4  inches  high,  how   many 
inches  high  is  he  ? 

8.  Six  7's,  less  2,  arc  how  many  5's  ? 

9.  How  many  ounces  in  3  pounds  ? 

10.  If  3  oranges  cost  15  cents,  what  will  2  oranges 
cost  ? 

11.  II  XII —  1-J-10X4  — 6-i-7-^4X5=-^ 

12.  12  X  II  — 2 — 15 — 15^10X6 — io  =  ? 

13.  13+  15^4X9  +  1-3  X  12+4=? 

14.  14  +  16  +  30  -^  5  X  3  —  I  -^  7  X  5  =  ? 
15-  15-^5  X  3  X  3  +  13— 15—  10  = -^ 

16.  164-  16-^4  X  12  4-  3-^  II  X  5  +  5=? 

17.  17  -j-  3  X  2-1-  2  -^  6  X  104-30  —  0  =  ? 

18.  18-^9  — 2  4-24-^4  X  94-.0  —  4=? 

19.  94-11-^3X74-2^6x124-6  =  ? 

20.  20  —  6-^7X2X2X2-|-8-J-6X5  =  ^ 


GEOGRAPHY. 


FIRST   GRADE. 

SET  I. 

FIFTEEN   QUESTIONS  —  FIVE   CREDITS   EACH. 

1.  Largest  five  cities  in  the  United  States } 

2.  Largest  five  rivers  ? 

3.  Largest  three  rivers  in  New  England  ? 

4.  Extent  and  area  of  the  United  States  ? 

5.  The  great  physical  regions  of  the  United  States  ? 

6.  Where   are   the  desert   regions   of   the   United 
States  ? 

7.  Products  of  Texas  ? 

8.  Climate  of  Great  Britain  ?     Why  ? 

9.  What  countries  are  included  in  the  warm  zone 
of  Europe  ? 

10.  What  are  the  products  of  this  part  of  Europe  ? 

1 1.  For  what  is  Asia  noted  ? 

12.  Population  of  China  ? 

13.  What  is   the  length  in  miles  of  a  degree  of 
longitude  on  the  Equator  ? 

14.  What  is  the  horizon  ? 

15.  Highest  mountain  peak  in  the  United  States.^ 

SET  11. 

TOTAL  :    FIFTEEN  QUESTIONS  —  ONE  KUNDRED   CREDITS. 

Ten  Questions — Five  Credits  Each. 
I.  Name  and  locate  six  large  cities  in  South  Amer- 
ica. 


1 48     PAR  T  11.  —  GRAMMAR  SCHOOL  EXAMTNA  TIONS. 

2.  Four  leading  exports  of  California  ? 

3.  What  are  the  great  natural  divisions  of  the 
United  States  ? 

4.  State  the  peculiar  characteristics  of  the  climate 
of  the  different  sections  of  the  United  States. 

5.  Mention  the  two  leading  States  in  each  of  the 
the  following  particulars  :  (i)  size  ;  (2)  population  ; 
(3)  manufactures  ;  (4)  coal  ;  (5)  gold  ;  (6)  wheat. 

6.  Name  and  locate  the  largest  six  cities  of  the 
United  States,  and  state  in  round  numbers  the  popu- 
lation of  each  of  the  largest  three. 

7.  What  are  the  most  striking  physical  features  of 
South  America } 

8.  Name  the  four  principal  cities  of  the  island  of 
Great  Britain,  and  state  for  what  each  is  distin- 
guished. 

9.  Physical  characteristics  and  peculiar  animals  of 
Africa. 

10.  Name  and  locate  the  four  principal  cities  of 
France,  and  name  the  four  principal  rivers. 

Five  Questions —  Ten  Credits  Each. 

11.  Name  the  principal  plateau  and  the  largest 
plain  of  Asia }  of  North  America  } 

12.  Climate,  vegetation,  and  peculiar  animals  of 
Australia  } 

13.  How  does  China  compare,  in  size  and  popula- 
tion, with  the  United  States  } 

14.  Name  and  locate  ten  of  the  principal  commer- 
cial cities  of  the  world  —  no  two  in  any  one  country. 

15.  Name  two  countries  distinguished  for  each  of 
the  following  particulars:  (i)  coffee;  (2)  silk;  (3) 
opium  ;  (4)  cotton  ;   (5)  indigo  ;   (6)  caoutchouc. 

S. 


GEOGRAPHY.  — FIRST  GRADE  1 49 

SET  II. 

TWENTY    QUESTIONS  —  FIVE    CREDITS    EACH. 

1.  What  two   motions  has  the  earth  ?     Which  of 
ihese  causes  the  change  of  seasons  ? 

2.  What  is  a  water-shed  ? 

3.  Mention  three  uses  of  rivers. 

4.  In  what  situations   do   commercial  cities   grow 
up  }  and  in  what,  manufacturing  cities  } 

5.  How  does   South   America  compare   in  vegeta- 
tion with  any  other  continent  t     Why  is  this  .-* 

6.  What    are    the   exports    of    Rio   Janeiro  t     of 
Buenos  Ayres  } 

7.  What  are  the  pampas  of  South  America } 

8.  Name  the  mountain  ranges  of  Europe. 

9.  Describe  the    surface   and    productions    of  the 
southeastern  part  of  Europe. 

10.  What  three  groups  of  islands  near  the  coast  of 
Scotland  t 

11.  Through  what  water  would   a  vessel  pass  in 
sailing  from  Stockholm  to  Venice  t 

12.  What   countries   of  Europe  are  called  the  five 
great  powers  } 

13.  Describe  five  of  the  chief  rivers  of  Europe. 

14.  Describe  the  climate  and  vegetation  of  Aus- 
tralia. 

15.  What  countries  of  Europe  produce  silk,  olives, 
and  wine  } 

16.  Name  ten   rivers    of  the    United    States    that 
flow  into  the  Atlantic. 

17.  Name  six  large  cities  situated  on  the  Missis- 
sippi River  and  its  branches. 

18.  Name  all  the  mountain  ranges  of  the  Appala- 
chian system. 


I  50    PART  II.  —  GRAMMAR  SCHOOL  EXAMINA  TIONS. 

19.  What  countries  of  Africa  border  on  the  Medi- 
terranean Sea  ? 

20.  Bound  Alaska,  and  name  its  rivers,  islands, 
and  products. 

SET  III. 

1.  In  what  directions,  on   what  waters,  and  with, 
what  cargo  would  a  vessel  sail  from  San  Francisco  to 
New  York  ? 

2.  Name  the  leading  commercial  cities,  situated  on 
the  Atlantic,  in  the  western  hemisphere. 

3.  Bound  the  State  of  Pennsylvania. 

4.  Through  what  States  and  Territories  does  the 
Pacific  Railroad  pass  "i 

5.  State  the  situation  of  the  following  cities  :  Lon- 
don ;  St.  Petersburg  ;  Paris  ;  Yeddo  ;    Calcutta. 

6.  In  what  directions,  on  what  waters,  would  a 
steamer  sail  from  Bombay  to  Liverpool,  taking  the 
most  direct  route  .•* 

7.  What  is  the  width  of  the  Torrid  Zone  in  geo- 
graphical miles  .^ 

8.  Suppose  a  place  has  no  latitude  or  longitude, 
where  would  it  be  located  } 

9.  What  constitutes  the  British  Empire } 

10.  Name  the  principal  cotton-growing  regions  of 
the  world.  S. 


GEOGRAPHY. 


SECOND   GRADE. 

SET  I. 

TOTAL:     FIFTEEN   QUESTIONS — ONE   HUNDRED   CREDITS. 

Teti  Questions  —  Five  Credits  Each. 

1.  Mountain  ranges,  three  principal  cities  and 
population  of  North  America. 

2.  (a)  Name  four  principal  mountain  ranges  ;  (b) 
four  principal  rivers  ;  {c)  four  principal  cities ;  (c/) 
four  principal  bays,  of  the  United  States. 

3.  What  are  the  characteristics  of  that  part  of  the 
United  States  lying  between  the  Rocky  Mountains 
and  the  Sierra  Nevada  ? 

4.  Why  is  the  Great  Salt  Lake  in  Utah  filled  with 
salt  water  instead  of  fresh } 

5.  Name  two  States  that  excel  in  each  of  the  fol- 
lowing products  :  {a)  cotton  ;  {b)  tobacco  ;  {c)  coal  ; 
{d)   Indian  corn. 

6.  What  natural  division  of  the  United  States  is 
the  most  fertile  ? 

7.  Name  the  four  principal  seaports  of  the  United 
States. 

8.  What  are  the  vegetable  products  and  exports  of 
South  America } 

9.  Why  has  Africa  fewer  rivers  than  South  Amer- 
ica.'* 

10.  {ii)  Name  two  mountain  ranges,  (/;)  four  prin- 


I  5  2     PART  n.  —  GRAMMAR  SCHOOL  EX  AMI  \ A  TiONS. 

cipal  rivers,  and  {c)  four  principal  cities  of  Asia,     {d) 
Four  principal  seas. 

Five  Questions —  Teti  Credits  Each. 

1 1.  What  articles  are  exported  from  India.** 

12.  {a)  What  countries  produce  tea.-*  {b)  coffee? 
(c)  cotton .?   {d)  sugar. 

13.  {a)  Where  is  Melbourne.^  {b)  Honolulu?  {c) 
Yokohama  ?   {d)  Calcutta  ? 

14.  {a)  Name  the  four  principal  cities,  {b)  four 
principal  rivers,  (c)  four  principal  straits,  {d)  four 
principal  seas  of  Europe. 

15.  {a)  Where  is  the  Yukon  river  ?  {b)  Humboldt 
river  {c)  San  Diego  ?   (d)  Sitka  ?  S. 

SET  II. 
TWELVE   QUESTIONS  —  SIX   CREDITS   EACH. 

1.  Name  three  capes  and  three  islands  on  the 
Pacific  coast  of  North  America. 

2.  Of  what  islands  are  the  West  Indies  composed  ? 

3.  Give  the  extent  of  the  Pacific  highlands. 

4.  Name  five  great  rivers  that  flow  into  the  Pacific 
Ocean. 

5.  What  is  the  highest  portion  of  the  Andes  ? 

.    6.  Name  three  cities  having  an  elevated  situation 
''in  the  Andes  mountains. 

7.  Why  is  South  America  more  moist  as  a  whole 
than  other  continents  ? 

8.  Name  the  four  principal  capes  of  Africa. 

9.  Name  three  rivers  that  flow  into  the  Indian 
Ocean. 

10.  Describe  the  climate  of  the  northern  part  of 
Australia. 

11.  Where  is  the  Crimea? 

1 2.  Where  is  the  Baltic  Sea  ? 


GEOGRAPHY.  — SECOND   GRADE.  153 

SET  III. 
FIFTEEN   QUESTIONS — FIVE   CREDITS   EACH. 

1.  Define  a  Mediterranean  Sea;  an  inland  sea. 

2.  Name  three  principal  indentations  on  the  east- 
ern coast  of  North  America. 

3.  Why  are  there  no  large  rivers  in  South  America 
flowing  into  the  Pacific  } 

4.  Why  does  the  valley  of  the  Amazon  support  so 
luxuriant  a  growth  of  vegetation  .'' 

5.  Describe  the  Pacific  highlands. 

6.  What  determines  the  course  of  a  river } 

7.  Locate  San  Francisco  and  Havana. 

8.  Describe  the  Colorado  river. 

9.  Which  is  the  largest  manufacturing  city  in  the 
United  States  } 

10.  Why  does  the  interior  of  Mexico  contain  the 
largest  part  of  the  population  t 

11.  What  river  systems  belong  wholly  to  the 
United  States  .'* 

12.  Why  is  South  America,  as  a  whole,  more  moist 
than  any  other  continent } 

13.  Name  three  States  that  rank  high  in  manufac- 
tures. 

14.  Name  five  principal  articles  exported  by  the 
United  States. 

15.  What  are  the  most  northern,  eastern,  and  west- 
ern points  of  South  America } 

SET  IV. 

TEN   QUESTIONS  —  FIVE   CREDITS   EACH. 

1.  Bound  South  America. 

2.  Name  the  countries  of  South  America  that  lie 
wholly  north  of  the  Equator.  Those  crossed  by  the 
Equator. 


154     PART  11.  —  GRAMMAR  SCHOOL  EX  A  MINA  T/OXS. 

3.  What   are   the   political   divisions  of   Western 
Europe  ? 

4.  What  parts  of  Europe  are  valued   mainly  for 
iron  and  copper  mines  ? 

5.  Bound   the   country  of   which    Dublin    is    the 
capital. 

6.  Draw  a  map  of  the  part  of  South  America  thai 
has  no  capital. 

7.  Name  the  five  principal  cities  in  the  country  of 
Europe  which  rank  first  in  commercial  importance. 

8.  Name  four  large  rivers  of  South  America  in 
order  of  their  size. 

9.  What  parts  of  South  America  are  valued  prmci- 
pally  for  grazing .'' 

10.  What  cities  of   South  America   are  situated 
upon  a  mountain  chain  ? 


GEOGRAPHY. 


THIRD   GRADE. 

SET  I. 
TEN   QUESTIONS  —  TEN   CREDITS   EACH. 

1.  What  river  between  the  United  States  and 
Mexico?  between  Oregon  and  Washington  Terri- 
tory ? 

2.  Name  the  States  that  border  on  the  Gulf  of 
Mexico. 

3.  Name  three  branches  of  the  Mississippi  River  ; 
two  of  the  Ohio. 

4.  Name  the  capitals  of  Louisiana,  North  Carolina, 
Tennessee,  Ohio. 

5.  Name  five  rivers  of  the  United  States  that 
empty  into  the  Atlantic  Ocean.  Three  that  flow  into 
the  Gulf  of  Mexico. 

6.  What  States  have  "  plains  "  and  "  prairies  ?  " 

7.  Name  five  countries  of  South  America,  with 
their  capitals. 

8.  Name  two  rivers  that  flow  into  the  Caspian 
Sea. 

9.  What  mountains  between  Spain  arnd  France  ? 
between  Italy  and  Switzerland  }  between  Europe  and 
Asia  } 

10.  In  what  zone  is  the  United  States  ?  Cuba  ? 
Borneo  ? 


GEOGRAPHY. 


FOURTH  GRADE. 

SET  I. 
TWENTY   QUESTIONS  —  FIVE   CREDITS   EACH. 

1.  Name  the  oceans. 

2.  What  is  a  republic  ? 

3.  Name  the  largest  river,  lake,  sea,  and  city  in  the 
world. 

4.  Largest  gulf  and  bay  in  North  America. 

5.  What  Europeans  made  discoveries  and  settle- 
ments in  North  America } 

6.  What  can  you  say  about  Cortez  ? 

7.  How  many  States  in  the  United  States,  and 
which  is  the  largest  ^ 

8.  Name  four  great  rivers  in  the  United  States. 

9.  The  two  largest  cities  in  the  United  States  ? 

10.  How  long  did  the  War  of  the  Revolution  last, 
and  when  was  the  Declaration  of  Independence 
made  ? 

1 1.  Where  is  the  Mississippi  Valley  ? 

12.  Principal  agricultural  products  of  the  United 
States. 

13.  What  is  the  largest  city  in  the  Southern 
States } 

14.  Where  is  Chicago  } 

15.  Name  a  State  noted  for  each  of  the  following 


GEOGRAPHY.  —  FOURTH  GRADE. 


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products:  (i)  gold;   (2)  cotton;    (3)  sugar;    (4)  sil- 
ver. 

16.  Name  and  locate  the  largest  city  in  the  United 
States. 

17.  Largest  city,  river,  and  bay  in  California  "i 

18.  Name  the  Pacific  States. 

19.  What  is  the  highest  mountain  peak  in  Asia  "i 

20.  Name  the  largest  four  cities  in  the  world. 

SET   II. 
TWENTY-FIVE   QUESTIONS  —  TWO   CREDITS   EACH. 

1.  Where  are  Buenos  Ay  res  and  Rio  Janeiro  } 

2.  Name  two  mountain  ranges  of  South  America. 

3.  Bound  Massachusetts. 

4.  Give   the    capital    cities  of  the    New    England 
States. 

5.  Name  two  capes  on  the  western  coast  of  North 
America. 

6.  Name  two  rivers  flowing  into  the  Arctic  Ocean. 

7.  Name  the  largest  three  of  the  West  India  Isl- 
ands. 

8.  Name  two  capes  of  South  America. 

9.  Describe  the  Danube  River. 

10.  Name  the  capital  cities  of  England,  Austria, 
Sweden,  Spain,  and  Russia. 

1 1.  Bound  France. 

12.  Where  are  Philadelphia  and  Dubhn  .? 

13.  Describe  Amoor  River. 

14.  Mention  five    seas  which    are    in  and  around 
Asia. 

15.  Mention  the  largest  three  cities  in  the  United 
States. 


GEOGRAPHY. 


FIFTH  GRADE. 

SET  I. 
TEN   QUESTIONS  —  FIVE   CREDITS   EACH. 

1.  Define  peninsula,  isthmus,  strait. 

2.  What  is  meant  by  latitude  ?  longitude  ? 

3.  In  what  direction  does  the  Rocky  Mountain 
system  extend,  and  through  what  four  countries'  does 
it  extend  ? 

4.  What  States  raise  cotton  ?  tobacco  ?  cattle  ? 

5.  Name  ten  States  that  touch  the  Mississippi 
River. 

6.  Name  the  capitals  of  the  States  mentioned  in 
your  last  answer. 

7.  Name  three  rivers  of  the  Atlantic  slope  that 
form  boundary  lines  between  States,  and  name  the 

'^States  separated  by  each. 

8.  Name  five  lakes  through  which  a  ship  would 
pass  in  floating  from  Chicago  to  the  ocean. 

9.  Name  the  largest  State ;  the  smallest ;  the  one 
most  thickly  inhabited  ;  one  that  is  a  peninsula ; 
one  that  borders  on  the  Pacific  Ocean. 

10.  Name  ten  Territories. 

SET  11. 
FIFTEEN   QUESTIONS  —  FIVE  CREDITS   EACH. 

I.  What  arc  the  natural  divisions  of  land  ? 


GEOGRAPHY.  — FIFTH  GRADE.  1 59 

2.  What  is  the  largest  city  on  the  western  conti- 
nent ? 

3.  Principal  river  and   mountain  range   in    North 
America  ?  in  South  America  ? 

4.  What  great  mountain  ranges  in  Asia  ? 

5.  Who  discovered  North  America,  and  when  ? 

6.  What  wild  animals  are  found  in   North  Amer- 
ica ? 

7.  In  what  does  Pennsylvania  excel  every  State  in 
the  Union  ?  California  ? 

8.  What  are  raised  in  the  W^estern  States  ? 

9.  What  States  produce  cotton  and  sugar  ? 

10.  Name  three  great  rivers   of  South  America? 
two  capes  ? 

11.  Largest   country   and   largest    city   of    South 
America  ? 

12.  Principal  productions  of  South  America? 

13.  Largest   city  of    France?    Prussia?    Russia? 
Austria  ? 

14.  What   is   the   most   populous    empire    in  the 
world,  and  what  is  its  capital  ? 

15.  What  two  great  rivers  in  Asia  ? 


SPELLING, 


FIRST  GRADE. 

SET  I. 
TOTAL:    ONE   HUNDRED   CREDITS. 

Twenty-five  Words  —  Two  Credits  Each, 


I.  Retrievable. 

13.  Cirkuit. 

14.  CalKko. 

2.  Receevable. 

3.  Unexpresable. 

15.  Acquited. 

4.  Unlimitly. 

16.  Monkies. 

5.  Masheen. 

17.  Centinels. 

6.  Sfericle. 

18.  Sheeves. 

7.  Reccomendash 

un. 

19.  Alegatur. 

8.  Clenlyness. 

20.  Liveing. 

9.  Pernishious. 

21.  Disagreeable. 

10.  Desicive. 

22.  Flys. 

II.  Exibet. 

23.  Ocazionally. 

12.  Numness. 

24.  Parigraf. 

25. 

Cillindricall.        ^ 

Twenty  five  credits. 

[One  credit  off  for  each  word  misspelled,  one  off  for  each  misplaced 
capital,  and  one  for  any  important  error  in  punctuation.] 

Copy  and  correct  the  spelling,  punctuation,  and 
capitals  of  the  following  extract  from  Walter  Scott. 
The  spelling  of  the  proper  names  is  correct  as 
printed. 

"  have  you  confesed  yourself  Brother  said  the  Templar 
Guilbert  and  have  you  heard  mass  this  morning  that  you 


SPELLING.—  FIRST  GRADE.  l6l 

may  perrill  your  life  so  frankly,  i  am  fiter  to  meet  death 
than  thou  art  answered  the  Dismherited  Knight  for  by 
this  name  the  stranger  had  recorded  himself  in  the  book 
of  the  tourney,  then  take  your  place  in  the  lists  said  de 
bois  guilbert  and  take  your  last  look  upon  the  Sun  for 
this  night  thou  shalt  sleep  in  paradise,  grant  mercy  for 
thy  courtesy  replied  the  Disinhereted  Knight  and  to  re- 
quite it  I  advise  the  to  take  a  fresh  horse  and  a  new  lance 
for  by  my  honor  you  will  need  both." 


GE 

OGRAPHICAL   NAMES. 

7>;/  Credits. 

I. 

Tenese. 

6.  Venezwala. 

2. 

Indianna. 

7.  Himmalah  Mountains. 

3- 

Connetticut. 

8.  Reeo  Janaro. 

4. 

Cincinnatti. 

9.  Bordo. 

5- 

Masachusets. 

I  a  San  deeago. 
Fifteen  Credits. 

[One  credit  off  for  each  misspelled  word  and  each  misplaced  capi- 
tal.] 

"  Orthography  treats  of  letters,  sylabels,  seperate  words 
and  speling." 

"  the  first  word  of  every  distinct  Sentence  should  begin 
with  a  Capital. 

"  the  orthography  of  our  language  is  atendid  with  much 
unsertinty  and  perplecksity." 

'•  AVords  of  one  sylable,  and  words  accented  on  the  last 
sylable  ending  with  a  single  consonent,  preseded  by  a 
single  vowell  doubble  the  final  consonent  on  reseiving  an 
additional  terminashun  beginning  with  a  vowell:  as  rob 
robbing  ;  acquit,  acquiting."  S. 

SET   II. 

TOTAL:    FIFTY   CREDITS. 

Ten  Wo7'ds  —  One  Credit  Each. 

1.  Retreiveable.  3.  Terrific. 

2.  Receivable.  4.  Carnivurous. 

II 


f  62  •  rAKT  II.  —  GRAMMAR  SCHOOL  EX  AM  IN  A  TIONS. 

5.  Inexpressable.  8.  Tipograficle. 

6.  Fullfillment.  9.  Maintainence. 

7.  Resussitate.  10.  Intamitly. 

Twenty  Credits. 

[One  credit  off  for  each  word  misspelled,  each  capital  omitted  or 
misplaced,  and  each  error  in  punctuation.] 

"  There  are  also  subterranian  pasages  often  more  than  a 
foot  in  Diameter  and  perfectly  sillindrecal  which  extend 
downward  three  or  four  feet  and  then  branch  out  horry- 
zontaly  on  every  side  sometimes  to  the  distance  of  sevrai 
hundred  feet  before  sutch  struktures  the  piraraids  of  egypt 
and  the  acquiducts  of  rome  would  lose  all  their  selebrety 
and  dwindel  into  insigniffecanse." 

Ten  Credits. 
[One  credit  off  for  each  word  wrongly  spelled.] 

"  The  oposition  to  the  revveneu  meazures  indused  the 
British  Parliament  to  revoak  all  dutys  layed  in  1767,  ex- 
cept that  of  three  pense  per  pound  on  tea ;  but  as  the 
peepel  were  contending  against  the  prinsipal  of  '  taxashun 
without  representasion,'  and  not  agenst  the  amount  of 
taxes  imposed,  the  consession  was  not  satisfactory." 

Ten  Credits. 

[One  credit  off  for  each  misspelled  word  and  each  misplaced 
capital.] 

"The  Andez  mountain  region,  with  the  planes  laying  at 
its  eastern  foot,  is  divided  into  six  countrys :  the  united 
states  of  Columbia  and  ecquidore,  lyeing  north  of  the 
amazon  ;  peroo  and  bolivvia  ;  chele  and  the  argeentean 
repXiblic,  laying  south  of  the  ammazon."  S. 


WORD    ANALYSIS. 


SET    I. 
TWENTY-FIVE   QUESTIONS  —  FOUR   CREDITS   EACH. 

1.  Define  abs  and  bene. 

2.  Write  words  containing  e  and  retjv. 

3.  Define  the  words  just  written. 

4.  Define  iiitroversion  and  preterit. 

5.  Define  apogee  and  ehirograpJiy. 

6.  Define  ^/ys  and  entoino. 

7.  Write  words  containing  helio  and  litho. 

8.  Define  these  words. 

9.  Define  osteology  and  pJdlology. 

10.  Write  words  containing  jj/ and /£77. 

11.  Define  the  words  just  written. 

12.  Write  two  words  containing  Saxon  prefixes. 

13.  Write  two  words  having  the  prefix  anti. 

14.  Define  omnipotent  and  equilateral. 

15.  Define  the  sufifixes  inent  and  ferons. 

16.  Write  words  containing   the   suffixes  ose  and 
isvi. 

17.  Define  mandatoiy  and  asteroid. 

1 8.  Define  the  suffixes  in  drnnkard  and  vesiele. 

19.  Give  some   rule   concerning  the   omission  of 
final  e. 

26.  Give  two  examples  in  which  ie  final  is  changed 
into  y. 


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21.  Form  two  derivatives  from  wiite  by  the  use  of 
prefixes. 

22.  Form  two  derivatives  from  method  by  the  use 
of  suffixes. 

23.  Define  the  suffixes  in  learned  and  alannmg. 

24.  Mention  two  or  more  suffixes  characteristic  of 
verbs. 

25.  Mention  two  or  more  suffixes  characteristic  of 
adjectives. 

SET   II. 
FIFTEEN   QUESTIONS  —  FOUR   CREDITS    EACH. 

Name  and  define  each  prefix,  root,  and  suffix,  and 
give  a  full  definition  of  the  whole  word. 

1.  Incorporate.  8.  Exhibit. 

2.  Colloquial.  9.  Accident. 

3.  Supervision.  10.  Anticipate. 

4.  Detract.  11.   Homicide. 

5.  Retrograde.  12.  Construct. 

6.  Attentive.  13.  Dejection. 

7.  Subscribe.  14.  Supercilious. 

15.  Metropolis.  S. 


SPELLING. 


SECOND   GRADE. 

SET  I. 
TOTAL  :    FIFTY   CREDITS. 

Twenty  Words  —  One  Credit  E  ich. 


I. 

Shandeleer. 

II. 

Pernishus. 

2. 

Mashene. 

12. 

Synonym. 

3- 

Relief. 

13. 

Tirranize. 

4. 

Sferical. 

14- 

Tommyhock. 

5. 

Retreeve. 

15- 

Musilage. 

6. 

Fasecious. 

16. 

Desicive. 

7. 

Tecknicle. 

17- 

Cristalize. 

8. 

Reccomend. 

18. 

Exibit. 

9. 

Clenlynes. 

19. 

Morallize. 

0. 

Acheeve. 

20. 

Solemly. 

Thirty  Credits. 
[One  credit  off  for  each  misspelled  word.] 

Correct  the  spelling  and  the  capital  letters  of  the 
following  paragraph  :  — 

"  Portions  of  our  Country  have  occasionaly  been  overun 
with  swarmes  of  miscaled  Grasshopers,  which  are  only 
species  of  Locusts,  but  little  less  distructive  than  the 
Migratory  locusts  of  the  east.  The  name  locust  which  is 
derived  from  the  latin,  and  means  '  a  burnt  place,'  is  highly 
expresive  of  the  desolation  caused  by  these  insects.  So 
well  do  the  arabians  know  and  feel  there  power,  that  one 
of  their  poets  represents  a  locust  saying  to  mohammed  : 


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'  We  are  the  army  of  the  great  god.'  Numerous  reptiles 
such  as  snaiks,  turkles,  lizzards,  frogs,  and  todes,  also 
feed  upon  them."  S. 


SET  II. 


TWO   CREDITS    EACH. 


1.  Advantageous. 

2.  Separation. 

3.  Courtesy. 

4.  Caterpillar. 

5.  Fitted. 

6.  Succulent. 

7.  Mucilage. 

8.  Fusible. 

9.  Crucible. 

10.  Logarithms. 

1 1 .  Proselyte. 

12.  Emaciate. 

13.  Cognizance. 

14.  Complaisance. 

15.  Bronchia. 

16.  Exhilarate. 

17.  Bubble. 

18.  Pierce. 

19.  Hypocrite. 

20.  Pleurisy. 

21.  Porridge. 

22.  Scythe. 

23.  Traffic. 

24.  Marchioness. 

25.  Tranquility. 


26.  Precipice. 

27.  Bacchanal. 

28.  Gauge. 

29.  Gnarl. 

30.  Choleric. 

31.  Tyrannize. 

32.  Hosiery. 

33.  Initiate. 

34.  Acquiring. 

35.  Synchronisrrt- 

36.  Synonym. 

37.  Synthesis. 

38.  Michaelmas. 

39.  Contagious. 

40.  Judgment. 

41.  Elision. 

42.  Pavilion. 

43.  Strychnine. 

44.  Bulletin. 

45.  Movably. 

46.  Abolish. 

47.  Diligent. 

48.  Quiescenca 

49.  Liturgy. 

50.  Fallible. 


SPELLING. 


THIRD  GRADE. 
SET  I. 

TOTAL  :    ONE   HUNDRED   CREDITS. 

Fifteen  Words  —  Three  Credits  Each. 

[One  credit  for  correct  spelling  in  eacli  sentence,  and  one  check  for 
each  misspelled  word  ;  two  credits  for  each  correct  sentence.] 

Use  each  word  or  phrase  in  a  complete  sentence, 
which  shall  show  that  you  understand  the  meaning. 

1.  Intrinsic  value.  9.  Scythe. 

2.  Precepts  of  religion.  10.  Avidity. 

3.  Vague  idea.  11.  Antipathy. 

4.  Draught  of  water.  12.  Residence. 

5.  Seizure  of  the  thief.  13.  Their  anxiety. 

6.  Model  of  the  machine.  14.  Bruise. 

7.  Squirrel.  15.  Funeral  hearse. 

8.  Breadth. 

Ten  Words  —  Two  Credits  Each. 
[One  credit  for  spelling,  and  one  for  the  sentence  and  definition.] 

1.  Precise.  6.  Brilliant. 

2.  External.  7.  Acute. 

3.  Parallel.  8.  Vivid. 

4.  Tenacious.  9.  Inadequate. 

5.  Equivalent..  10.  Solitary. 

Five  Questions  —  Two  Credits  Each. 

1.  What  is  a  sentence  .^ 

2.  Write  a  word  containing  an  apostrophe. 


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3.  Show  the  use  of  a  caret  in  a  word  or  sentence. 

4.  Write  a  word  to  show  the  use  of  the  diaeresis. 

5.  Show  the  use  of  quotation  marks. 

Three  Questions  —  Five  Credits  Each. 

6.  Give  five  cases  in  which  capital  letters  ought  to 
be  used.     (One  credit  for  each  case.) 

7.  Write  the  rule  for  dropping  the  final  e. 

8.  Give  the  rule  for  forming  the  plural  of  nouns. 

Ten  Abbreviations  —  One  Credit  Each. 

1.  A.  M.  6.  Do. 

2.  Cr.  7.  8vo. 

3.  A.  D.  8.  Sen. 

4.  Cwt.  9.  M.  C. 

5.  e.  g.  10.  M.  D.  ,    S. 

SET   II. 

[One  credit  for  correct  spelling,  and  one  for  the  correct  use  of  each 
word  in  a  sentence.] 

1.  Aukward.  6.  Callico. 

2.  Gauge.  7.  Handkerchief. 

3.  Repreive.  8.  Acquited. 

4.  Sirkit.  9.  Saleable. 
^    5.  Outragious.  10.  Mcrryer. 

Twenty  Credits.  ^ 

[One  credit  off  for  each  misspelled  word  and  each  misplaced 
capital.] 

Correct  the  spelling,  punctuation,  and  capitals  :  — 

"  Aniung  the  monkies  of  the  old  world  their  is  a  grate 
variety  in  shaip  and  size,  the  Monkies  near  the  cape  of 
good  hope  ofTen  desend  from  the  Mountains  into  the 
planes  to  pi! age  gardens  and  When  they  are  on  these  ex- 
pedishuns  they  plase  ceniinells  to  guard  agenst  Surprize, 
the  american  monkies  wich  are  found  in  grate  numbers  in 
the  forrests  of  south  america  difer  very  much  from  those 
of  asia  and  africa  whitch  \ve  have  allready  discribed."  S. 


SPELLING.  —  THIRD   GRADE, 


169 


SET  III. 


1.  Guerdon. 

2.  Seizure. 

3.  Courtesy. 

4.  Bubble. 

5.  Strychnine. 

6.  Sleazy.    . 

7.  Feign. 

8.  Gouge. 

9.  Neigh. 

10.  Gnarl. 

11.  Qualm. 

12.  Siege. 

13.  Wierd. 

14.  Judgment. 

15.  Discipline. 
16^  Business. 

17.  Chintz. 

18.  Yacht. 

19.  Tranquility. 

20.  Precedes. 

21.  Drought. 

22.  Pageantry. 

23.  Saccharine. 

24.  Rheumatic. 

25.  Lachrymose. 


26.  Raspberry. 

27.  Rhapsody. 

28.  Seraglio. 

29.  Tranquilize. 

30.  Paroxysm. 

31.  Bacchanal. 

32.  Analyze. 

33.  Machinate. 

34.  Pleurisy. 

35.  Archetype. 

36.  Marchioness. 

37.  Architect. 

38.  Paradigm. 
39  Loving. 

40.  Complacence. 

41.  Hypocrite. 

42.  Receive. 

43.  Ghost. 

44.  Scythe. 

45.  Circuit. 

46.  Traffic. 

47.  Sheathe. 

48.  Tierce. 

49.  Skim. 

50.  Foreman. 


SPELLING. 


FOURTH  GRADE. 

SET  I. 

[One  credit  for  the  correct  spelling  of  each  word,  and  one  for  itf 
correct  use  in  a  sentence.] 

1.  Beleef.  6.  Curable. 

2.  Babboon.  7.  Differing. 

3.  Forhead.  8.  Malishus. 

4.  Programme.  9.  Conceit. 

5.  Phrigid.  10.  Phisycian. 

Thirty  Credits. 
[One  credit  off  for  each  misspelled  word  and  each  misplaced  capital.] 

Correct  the  spelling,  punctuation  and  capitals  :  — 

"the  knawing  quadrupeds  whitch  are  so  named  on  ac- 
count of  the  peculiar  Character  of  there  front  teath,  or 
jncizers  are  formed  for  feeding  upon  the  harder  kinds  of 
vcgitable  mater  such  as  nutts  and  grane  and  the  rutes  and 
twigs  of  Trees  this  divizion  of  animals,  includes  the 
Squirels  beevers,  Marmots  porkupines  Rats  and  Mice  the 
Cavies  or  guinea  pigs  of  south  america  and  tJie  Rabits 
and  hairs." 


SPELLING.  —FOURTH  GRADE. 


171 


SET   II. 


ONE   HUNDRED  CREDITS. 


Twenty  Words  —  Four  Credits  Each. 

[One  credit  for  correct  spelling  in  each  sentence,  and  one  check  for 
each  word  in  the  sentence  misspelled;  three  credits  for  the  correct 
use  of  words  or  phrases,] 

Use  the  words  and  phrases  to  form  a  complete 
sentence,  which  shall  show  that  you  understand  the 
meaning  of  the  words  given. 


1.  Slothful  habits. 

2.  Ready  answer. 

3.  Noxious  insects. 

4.  Enormous  waste. 

5.  Genteel  manners. 

6.  Salubrious  climate. 

7.  Illustrious  character. 

8.  Contagious  plague. 

9.  Fierce  quarrel. 
10.  Atrocious  murder. 


11.  Receipt. 

12.  Conceive. 

13.  Condemn. 

14.  Deceitful. 

15.  Morose. 

16.  Conquer. 

17.  Celestial. 

18.  Cocoon. 

19.  Vineyard. 

20.  Courageous. 


Teti  Abbreviations  —  Two  Credits  Each. 

1.  A.  M.  5.  inst.  9.  LL.  D. 

2.  A.  D.  6.  R  S.  10   ult. 

3.  D.  C.  7.  4to. 

4.  i.  e  ^^  ^.g  S. 


SPELLING. 


FIFTH  GRADE. 

SET  I. 

[One  credit  for  the  correct  spelling  of  each  word,  and  one  credit 
for  its  correct  use  in  a  sentence.] 

1.  Deafnes.  6.  Elefant. 

2.  Mufin.  7.  Aligatur. 

3.  Alchohol.  8.  Musquito. 

4.  Shaveing.  9.  Sypress. 

5.  Theives.  10.  Liveing. 

Thirty  Credits. 

(One  credit  off  for  each  word  wrongly  spelled,  and  each  misplaced 
capital.] 

"  how  meny  catterpillers  there  are  this  summer  said 
wilh'e  brown  what  dissagreable  uggley  things  they  are  to 
—  they  were  not  hear  last  month  but  now  they  are  all  over 
the  trees  and  on  the  ground  as  thick  as  flys  where  did  they 
all  come  from  ! 

"willie  was  so  delited  with  his  buterfly  that  he  ran  and 

called  uncle  John  and  aunt  mary  to  come  to  sea  it,  uncle 

John    told  willie    that   this    kind  of  buterfly  was  named 

berenice  after  a  queen  of  syria  who  was  selebrated  for  her 

buty."  S. 

SET  II. 

ONE  HUNDRED  CREDITS. 

Twenty-Jive  Words —  Three  Credits  Each, 
Use  each  word  and  phrase  in  constructing  a  sen- 
tence, which  shall   show   that  you    understand   the 
meaning. 


SPELLING.  —  FIFTH  GRADE. 


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Two  credits  for  spelling,  and  one  check  for  each 
word  misspelled  in  the  sentence. 

One  credit  for  each  correct  sentence. 


I.  Spicy  nutmeg. 

13.  Cupboard. 

2.  Juicy  melon. 

14.  Depot. 

3.  Thievish  magpie. 

15.  A  steel  scythe. 

4.  Yellow  canary  bird. 

16.  A  gauze  sieve. 

5.   Scaring  turkeys. 

17.  Acquire  property. 

6.  Chloroform. 

18.   Scrub  the  porch. 

7.  Laudanum. 

19.  Height  of  the  ridge 

8.  Biscuit. 

20.  Piece  of  thread. 

9.  Raisin. 

21.  Tough  steak. 

10.  Omelet. 

22.  Square  field. 

II.  Gingham  apron. 

23.  Genteel  mamma. 

12.  Dingy  collar. 

24.  Avenge  the  affront. 

25.  Yawning  chasm. 

Fifteen  Abbreviations  - 

-  Otie  Credit  Each. 

I.  A.  M.                  6.  Cr. 

II.  Jr. 

2.  A.  D.                   7.  Cts. 

12.  Lbs. 

3.  Att'y.                   8.  Dr. 

13.  Oz. 

4.  Bbl.                     9.  Etc. 

14.  4to. 

5.  Co.                     10.  Geo 

15.  U.S. 

Ten  Words  froin  Oj'al  Instruction  —  One  Credit  Each, 

I.  Lilac. 

6.  Llama. 

2.  Vermilion. 

7.  Rhubarb. 

3.  Granite. 

8.  Cocoa. 

4.  Chimpanzee. 

9.  Coffee. 

5.  Giraffe. 

10.  Vanilla,              S. 

UNITED  STATES  HISTORY. 


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FIRST    GRADE. 
SET   I. 

TEN   QUESTIONS  —  TEN   CREDITS  EACH. 

1.  When,  and   by  whom,   was   Virginia  settled  ? 
Massachusetts  ?  New  York  ?  Pennsylvania  ? 

2.  What  were  the  principal  wars  of  the  Colonies 
up  to  the  time  of  the  American  Revolution  ? 

3.  What  connection  had  George  Washington  with 
Colonial  history  ? 

4.  What  causes  led  to   the   Declaration  of  Inde^ 
pendence  ? 

5.  Who  was  James  Otis  ?  Patrick  Henry  ?  Samuel 
Adams  ? 

6.  Who  was  king  of  England  during  the  Ameri- 
can Revolution  ?  who  were  his  prime  ministers  ? 

7.  What  difficulties  did  Washington  encounter  as 
commander-in-chief  of  the  American  army  ? 

8.  Give  an  account  of  the  sufferings  and  patriot- 
ism of  the  army  at  Valley  Forge. 

9.  What  aid   did    France   extend   to   the    United 
States  in  the  War  of  the  Revolution  ? 

10.  Name   the    principal   battles  of    the   war   of 
secession  ?  S. 


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SET    II. 
TEN   QUESTIONS  —  TEN   CREDITS   EACH. 

1.  What  civilized  people  first  settled  the  territory 
of  New  Mexico  ? 

2.  What  was  the  object  of  the  French  in  their 
Mississippi  explorations  ? 

3.  When  did  the  Dutch  authority  in  New  York 
end  ? 

4.  With  whom  did  the  Indians  usually  side  in  the 
contests  between  the  English  and  French  Colonists  ? 
Why? 

5.  When  did  the  domination  of  the  French  in  the 
northern  part  of  the  continent  cease  ? 

6.  What  nation  contributed  largely  to  the  success 
of  the  Americans  in  their  struggle  for  Independence  ? 

7.  What  were  the  causes  that  led  to  the  War  of 
1 812,  and  what  the  results  of  the  war  ? 

8.  Who  made  the  first  white  settlement  where  the 
city  of  St.  Louis  now  stands  }  New  Orleans  }  Pitts- 
burg }  Great  Salt  Lake  } 

9.  When  did  the  Great  Rebellion  break  out,  and 
what  was  the  first  act  of  war  .-* 

10.  Name  some  of  the  most  important  results  of 
the  war .'' 

SET  III. 

TEN   QUESTIONS  —  TEN   CREDITS   EACH. 

1.  Give  an  account  of  the  settlement  of  Pennsyl- 
vania. 

2.  In  what  colony  was  religious  liberty  allowed  ? 

3.  To  whom  did  the  Mississippi  Valley  belong  in 

1754? 

4.  When  was  the  last  battle  of  the  Revolution 
fought }  What  generals  commanded  the  opposing 
forces  .-* 


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176     PART  11.  —  GRAMMAR  SCHOOL  EXAMLXA  T/ONS. 

5.  When  was  the  Federal  Constitution  formed, 
and  when  did  it  go  into  effect  ? 

6.  When,  by  whom,  and  where  was  Florida  set- 
tled ? 

7.  What  territory  did  the  United  States  acquire 
by  purchase  from  France  ? 

8.  What  connection  had  Texas  with  the  Mexican 
War? 

9.  With  what  action,  and  when  did  the  Great  Re- 
bellion begin  ;  and  with  what,  close  ? 

10.  What  State  was  last  admitted  into  the  Union  ? 

SET  IV. 

TEN   QUESTIONS — TEN    CREDITS  EACH. 

1.  Mention  the  Colonial  wars  with  the  Indians. 

2.  Name  five  American  generals  in  the  Revolu- 
tionary War } 

3.  Name  the  leading  events  in  1777. 

4.  Who  commanded  the  American  army  at  the 
Battle  of  Bunker  Hill,  and  when  was  that  battle 
fought } 

5.  How  long  was  the  War  of  1812  .? 

6.  What  was  the  Boston  Port  Bill  ? 

7.  When  was  the  tea  thrown  in  Boston  harbor, 
and  what  was  the  reason  "i 

8.  Name  five  naval  engagements  between  the 
Americans  and  the  British  ? 

9.  Who  was  the  discoverer  of  North  America  ? 

10.  Name  the  connection  that  the  following  names 
have  with  American  history  :  De  Soto  ;  Sir  Walter 
Raleigh  ;  General  Warren  ;  General  Putnam.        S. 

SET  V. 

TEN  QUESTIONS — TEN  CREDITS  EACH. 

I.  Who  made  voyages  of  discovery  to  the  New 
World  before  1500.? 


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UNITED  STA  TES  HISTOR  V.  —  FIRST  GRADE,      I  yj 

2.  When,  where,  and  by  people  of  what  nation, 
was  the  first  settlement  made  in  Maryland  ?  New 
York  ? 

3.  When,  and  for  what  purposes  was  the  first 
union  of  the  New  England  colonies  formed  ?  How 
long  did  that  union  last  ? 

4.  When,  and  where  did  the  first  Continental  Con- 
gress meet,  and  what  was  done  by  it  ? 

5.  When  was  the  battle  of  Long  Island  fought  ? 
Who  was  the  American  commander  ?  the  British 
commander  ?     What  was  the  result  ? 

6.  Who  was  Lafayette  ?  Benedict  Arnold  ? 

7.  What  was  the  origin  of  the  Constitution  of  the 
United  States  ? 

8.  When,  and  from  whom  did  the  United  States 
obtain  Florida  ?  Louisiana  ?  California  ? 

9.  What  was  the  cause  of  the  great  rebellion  ? 
What  States  passed  ordinances  of  secession  ? 

10.  When  was  the  battle  of  Gettysburg  fought  ? 
Who  were  the  commanders  ?  What  was  the  result  ? 
Where  is  Gettysburg  ? 


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UNITED  STATES  HISTORY. 


SECOND  GRADE. 
SET  I. 

FIFTEEN   QUESTIONS  —  FIVE  CREDITS   EACH. 

1.  For  what  events  in  the  history  of  the  Revolu- 
tion is  Philadelphia  distinguished  ?  New  York  ? 

2.  For  what  events  in  the  history  of  the  Revolu- 
tion is  Boston  distingished  ?   Savannah  ? 

3.  When,  where,  and  to  whom  did  Lord  Cornwallis 
surrender  ? 

4.  Name  four  battles  in  the  Revolution  in  which 
the  Americans  were  victorious  ;  four  in  which  they 
were  defeated. 

5.  Where  is  Valley  Forge,  and  for  what  event  in 
the  Revolution  is  it  noted  ?  Ticonderoga,  and  for 
what  noted  ? 

6.  What  was  the  Continental  Congress,  where  did 
it  meet,  and  who  were  its  leading  members  ? 

7.  Who  were  the  most  prominent  men  that  took 
part  in  the  Revolution,  from  the  State  of  Virginia  ? 
Massachusetts  ?  New  York  ?  Pennsylvania  ? 

8.  In  what  war  was  Quebec  captured,  and  by 
whom  ? 

9.  In  what  war  was  Louisburg  captured,  and  by 
whom  ? 

10.  In  what  war  was  Washington  first  engaged, 
and  what  was  the  most  important  expedition  of  that 
war? 


UNITED  STA  TES  HIS  TOR  V.  —  SECOND  GRADE.  1 79 

11.  What  places  in  the  present  boundaries  of  the 
United  States  were  originally  settled  by  the  Spanish? 
the  French  ?  the  Dutch  ? 

12.  What  were  the  two  most  important  early  Colo^ 
nial  settlements,  and  when  and  how  were  they 
made  ? 

13.  Name  four  Colonial  wars,  and  one  event  in 
each. 

14.  Name  an  English,  a  Dutch,  a  Spanish,  and  an 
Italian  discoverer. 

15.  Name  four  distinguished  men  connected  with 
Colonial  settlements  ;  four  distinguished  generals  of 
the  American  Revolution ;  two  statesmen ;  one  finan- 
cier ;  one  foreign  minister  ;  and  one  traitor  of  the 
Revolution.  S. 


GRAMMAR. 


FIRST  GRADE. 
SET  I. 

TOTAL  :    SIXTEEN   QUESTIONS  —  SIXTY  CREDITS. 

Te7t  Questions  —  Two  Credits  Each. 

1.  Write  a  complex  interrogative  sentence,  and  a 
compound  declarative  sentence. 

2.  Mention  two  ways  of  forming  the  plurals  of 
nouns,  and  give  examples. 

3.  Principal  parts  of  the  following  verbs :  breaks  do^ 
woi'ky  drink,  bend,  fly. 

4.  What  is  meant  by  the  rule  :  "  A  finite  verb  must 
agree  with  its  subject  in  number  and  person." 

5.  Synopsis  of  the  verb  go,  in  the  indicative  mode, 
third  person,  singular  number,  interrogative  form. 

6.  Conjugate  the  verb  ^^,  in  the  indicative  mode, 
present  tense,  ancient  form. 

7.  Write  a  sentence  containing  a  relative  pronoun, 
in  the  objective  case,  and  tell  what  kind  of  a  sentence 
it  is. 

8.  Write  a  sentence  containing  the  verb  sit  used 
in  the  future  perfect,  or  second  future  tense :  one 
containing  the  verb  lie,  in  the  past  perfect  tense. 

9.  Correct  the  following  sentences,  and  give  the 
reasons  for  correcting  [no  credits  allowed  unless 
the  reasons  are  given] : — 

My  brother  is  older  than  me. 
The  people  will  not  relinquish  its  rights. 


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10.  Correct  the  following  sentences,  and  give  the 
reasons  for  correcting  [no  credits  unless  the  rea- 
sons for  correcting  are  given] :  — 

There  was  no  boys  at  the  party. 
They  thought  it  was  me. 

11.  (6  Credits)  Correct  the  spelling,  punctuation 
capitals,  and  grammatical  errors,  in  the  following 
paragraph :  — 

*'  But  thou  thyself  moveth  alone  who  can  be  a  compan- 
yun  of  your  course  the  oaks  of  the  mountains  falls  the 
mountains  theirselves  decay  with  years  the  ocean  shrink 
and  grow  again  the  Moon  himself  is  lossed  in  Heaven 
but  thou  are  forever  the  same  rejoising  in  the  briteness 
of  thy  coarse."  —  Ossian. 

1 2.  (2  Credits)  Write  a  list  of  the  predicate  verbs 
in  the  preceding  paragraph,  and  place  before  each 
verb  its  appropriate  subject. 

13.  (2  Credits)  How  many  principal  clauses,  or 
independent  propositions,  in  the  whole  paragraph. 

14.  {a)  (2  Credits)  Correct  and  punctuate  the 
following  stanza  :  — 

"the  cricket  chirps  all  day 
"oh,  farest  summer  stay" 

the  squirrel  eyes  askance  the  chestnuts  browning 
the  wild-Fowl  fly  afar 
above  the  foaming  bar 
and  hasten  southward  ere  the  skies  is  frowning." 

ib)  (2  Credits)  What  kind  of  a  sentence  is  this 
stanza,  and  why.? 

{c)  (2  Credits)  What  is  the  object  of  chirps  } 

{d)   (2  Credits)  Parse  eyes. 

(e)  (2  Credits)  Parse  askmice. 

15.  "The  years  are  heavy  with  weary  sounds, 

And  their  discord  life's  sweet  music  drowns." 


1 82    PAR  T  IT.  —  GRAMMAR  SCHOOL  EXAMINA  TIONS, 

{a)  (2  Credits.)  What  kind  of  a  sentence  is  the 
preceding,  and  why  ? 

{b.)  (2  Credits.)     Parse  drowns. 

(e.)  (2  Credits}}     Parse  music. 

id)  (2  Credits})  Transpose  the  couplet  into  the 
order  of  a  prose  sentence. 

{e)  (2  Credits)  Express  the  thoughts  contained 
in  these  two  lines  in  plain  words,  without  figurative 
meaning. 

16.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Nutcracker  were  as  respectable  a  pair 
of  squirrels  as  ever  wore  gray  brushes  over  their  backs. 
"  Depend  upon  it,  my  dear,"  said  Mrs.  Nutcracker,  "that 
fellow  must  be  a  genius." 

One  Credit  Each. 

{a)  What  kind  of  a  sentence  is  the  first  ?         '- 

{b.)  What  is  the  subject  of  wore? 

(c.)  In  what  case  is  />air  f 

(d.)  What  kind  of  a  sentence  is  the  second  ? 

(e.)  What  is  the  subject  of  defend  f 

if.)   In  what  mode  is  must  be  ? 

ig.)  Subject  and  predicate  of  the  principal  proposi- 
tion in  the  second  sentence. 

{h.)  What  is  the  object  of  said? 
,  (/.)  Parse  that. 
'^  (j)  VdXSQ  ge7mis.  S. 

SET  II. 

TEN   QUESTIONS  —  TEN   CREDITS   EACH. 

1.  What  properties  belong  to  verbs.?  Into  what 
classes  are  verbs  divided  } 

2.  What  properties  belong  to  nouns,  and  into  what 
classes  are  they  divided  } 

3.  Define  a  relative  pronoun,  and  decline  the  pro- 
nouns zvho  and  //." 

4.  How  are  adjectives  compared } 


GRAMMAR.— FIRST  GRADE.  1 83 

5.  Give  a  synopsis  of  the  verb  love,  in  the  indic- 
ative mode,  passive  voice,  third  person,  singular 
number,  declarative  form. 

6.  Write  the  plurals  of  the  following  nouns  :  lady, 
money,  pailfid,  cupful,  meinoj^andinn. 

7.  Parse   each  word   in   the   following    sentence 
"  The  Union  must  and  shall  be  preserved." 

8.  Correct  the  following  sentences  :  — 

Them  are  the  ones. 
It  is  her. 

She  dresses  very  neat. 
The  rose  smells  sweetly. 
Her  dress  looked  splendidly. 

I  should  not  have  went,  if  I  had  not  expected  to  have 
received  compensation. 

I.  Analyze  the  following  sentence:  "Education  is 
the  birthright  of  all." 

10.  Punctuate  and  correct  the  following  :  — 

Mr  brown  Dear  Sir  i  take  my  pen  in  hand  to  inform  you 
that  we  are  undergoing  an  examination  and  that  if  i  sur- 
me  I  would  like  to  have  you  call  at  4  o'clock. 

yours  Truely.  S. 

SET  III. 

TEN   QUESTIONS  —  TEN   CREDITS   EACH. 

1.  What  are  the  essential  properties  of  a  noun } 

2.  Write  the  plural  of  valley,  folio,  deer,  wharf, 
spoonfU,  Mr.,  Miss,  analysis,  straUtnt. 

3.  Compare  ill,  less,  round,  bad,  former,  homely, 
pleasant. 

4.  Name  the  principal  parts  of  lie,  lay,  sit,  set,  clothe, 
get,  ride,  sing,  and  7'nn. 

5.  What  is  the  rule  for  the  formation  of  a  verb  in 
the  passive  voice,  and  in  the  progressive  form  } 

6.  What  is  declension  .?  conjugation  } 


184  PART  II.— GRAMMAR  SCHOOL  EXAMINATIONS. 

7.  Write  a  synopsis  of  the  verbs  sing  and  swinty  in 
the  indicative  mode,  third  person,  singular  number. 

8.  Define  a  simple,  a  complex,  and  a  compound 
sentence,  and  give  an  example  of  each. 

9.  In  the  sentence,  "  Let  me  teach  you  what  is 
necessary,"  parse  let,  what,  and  nccessaiy. 

10.  Correct  the  sentence,  "  I  do  not  know  who  to 
send,"  and  parse  the  relative  pronoun.  S. 

SET    IV. 
TEN   QUESTIONS  —  TEN   CREDITS  EACH. 

1.  Analyze  the  following  sentence  :  — 

''  The  completion  of  the  Pacific  Railroad  was  the  occa- 
sion of  great  rejoicing  in  San  Francisco  and  Chicago." 

2.  Parse  completion,  occasion^  and  ivas. 

3.  Decline  the  pronoun //^r;  write  the  plural  of // 
plural  of  radius  ;  compare  zuorst,  and  decline  whom. 

4.  What  are  the  subordinate  elements  of  a  sen- 
tence ? 

5.  Write  a  synopsis  of  the  verb  eat,  in  the  indica- 
tive mode,  third  person,  singular  number. 

6.  Write  a  complex  sentence  and  analyze  it. 

7.  Write  five  rules  for  the  use  of  capital  letters. 

8.  In  the  sentence,  "  Let  me  go,"  parse  each  word. 

9.  Correct  the  following  sentence,  and  give  the 
reasons  :  "  Between  you  and  I,  it  was  me  who  done 
it." 

10.  Conjugate  the  verb  write,  in  the  indicative 
mode,  active  voice,  common  form,  future  perfect 
tense. 

SET  V. 

TEN  QUESTIONS  —  TEN  CREDITS  EACH. 

I.  How  many  elementary  sounds  are  there  in  the 
English  language?  Into  what  classes  are  they 
divided  ? 


GRAMMAR.  — FIRST  GRADE.  185 

2.  Define  collective,  abstract,  and  verbal  nouns. 
Write  examples. 

3.  Write  the  plurals  of  the  following  nouns  :  fly, 
toy,  zvharf,  roof,  hero,  folio,  ox,  son-in-lazv,  pailful,  a, 
3,  scissors,  dozen,  radius,  and  stratum. 

4.  Parse  Jiini  and  wJiat  in  the  sentence,  "  I  gave 
him  what  he  wanted." 

5.  Write  a  sentence  containing  the  word  that  as  a 
relative,  an  adjective,  and  a  conjunction. 

6.  Write  two  sentences ;  the  first  containing  a 
regular  intransitive  verb,  and  the  second  an  irreg- 
ular transitive  verb. 

7.  Write  the  principal  parts  of  the  following  verbs  : 
be,  bid,  bring,  blow,  choose,  do,  fly,  give,  lie  (to  recline), 
lay,  see,  sit,  set,  strive,  sivim,  take,  win,  shoe,  wear, 
weave,  and  ivrite,  and  give  both  forms  when  the  verb 
has  two. 

8.  Write  a  synopsis  of  the  verb  ri7ig,  in  the  third 
person  singular  of  the  indicative  mode,  active  and 
passive  voices. 

9.  Write  a  simple,  a  complex,  and  a  compound 
sentence. 

10.  Correct  the  errors  in  the  following  sentences  : 

{a)  Them  are  the  ones. 
(b)  It  is  not  me  ;  it  is  her. 

{c)  A  purse  was  lost  in  the  street  which  contained  a 
large  sum  of  money. 

(//)  Horace,  and  I,  and  you  are  invited. 

{e)  The  general,  with  all  his  soldiers,  were  taken. 

(/)  I  seen  him  when  he  done  it.  S. 

SET  VI. 

TEN   QUESTIONS  —  TEN   CREDITS   EACH. 

I.  "Yes,  it  is  I."  Is  /  correctly  used  }  Why,  or 
why  not  ? 


1 86     PART  II.  —  GRAMMAR  SCHOOL  EX  AM  IN  A  TIONS, 

2.  What  class  of  verbs  govern  two  objective 
cases  ? 

3.  Analyze,  "Whoever  reads  this,  will  be  con- 
vinced." 

4.  Correct :  — 

Whatever  is  is  Right  this  world  tis  true 
Was  made  for  caesar  but  for  Titus  too. 

5.  Parse  servant  and  go  in  the  following :  "  He 
bade  the  servant  go." 

6.  Give  five  forms  of  expressing  the  idea,  *'  A  wolf 
let  into  the  sheep-fold  will  devour  the  sheep." 

7.  What  is  the  rule  for  the  use  of  sJiall  and  will  ? 

8.  Give  the  case  of  horse  in  each  sentence,  and  the 
rule :  — 

The  horse  running  away,  the  wagon  was  overturned. 
The  horse,  running  away,  overturned  the  wagon. 

9.  Describe  a  primitive,  also  a  derivative  word, 
and  give  examples  of  each. 

10.  Correct  and  give  reasons  :  — 

Who  did  you  see  ?    It  certainly  could  not  have  been  me. 
Who  broke  this  pitcher  ?     Not  her  ;  it  was  me. 
Who  is  that  boy  speaking  to  ? 

SET  VII. 

TWELVE   QUESTIONS  —  FIVE   CREDITS  EACH. 

1.  What  is  a  relative  pronoun  } 

2.  Name  the  properties  belonging  to  a  verb. 

3.  Give  the  rule  for  forming  the  possessive  singu- 
lar ;  also  the  possessive  plural  of  nouns.  How  do 
you  form  the  possessive  of  pronouns  .? 

4.  Give  the  plural  of  beef,  alkali,  cuckoo,  portico y  8, 
Mr.,  man-servant,  this,  penny,  gold. 

5.  Give  the  rule  for  forming  the  comparison  regu- 
larly.    Compare  good,  black,  little,  old,  ill. 


GRAMMAR.— FIRST  GRADE.  187 

6.  Tell  how  a  verb  is  conjugated  in  the  passive 
voice. 

7.  Write  a  synopsis  of  the  verb  row,  in  the  first 
person  singular,  in  the  indicative  and  potential 
modes,  and  in  the  progressive  and  interrogative 
forms  combined. 

8  Write  the  principal  j-arts  of  the  verbs,  sing,  go, 
do,  cat,  swim,  ought,  lay,  shall,  work. 

9.  What  auxiliary  verbs  must  always  be  used  in 
the  present  perfect  tense,  the  future  perfect  tense, 
and  the  past  perfect  tense  "^ 

10.  Analyze  the  following  sentence:  "The  evil 
luhich  men  do  live  after  them.  Also,  parse  the  words 
italicized. 

1 1.  Write  the  following  sentences  correctly  :  — 
{a)  The  eldest  of  the  two  sons  is  going  to  school. 
{b)  Give  me  them  books. 

{c)  Spelling  is  easier  than  to  read  or  write. 

{d)  Some  discussion  arose  in  regard  to  whom  should 
be  sent. 

{e)  John,  he  went,  but  the  rest,  they  all  stayed  a/ 
home. 

12.  Give  the  following  rules  in  spelling  :  — 
(^)  For  doubling  the  final  consonant. 

{b)  For  dropping  e. 


GRAMMAR. 


SECOND   GRADE. 

SET   I. 
TEN  QUESTIONS — TEN   CREDITS   EACH. 

1.  Decline  her,  its,  and  who. 

2.  Conjugate  the  verb  be  in  the  indicative, mood, 
future  perfect  tense. 

3.  Write  a  simple  sentence  containing  only  an 
adjective,  a  noun,  an  object,  and  an  adverb,  and  parse 
each  word. 

4.  In  what  different  ways  is  the  plural  of  nouns 
formed. 

5.  Analyze  the  sentence,  "  Let  me  go,"  and  parse 
each  word. 

6.  Give  five  directions  for  the  use  of  capital  let- 
ters. 

7.  Write  a  sentence  containing  a  verb  in  the  pro- 
gressive form,  one  containing  an  infinitive  used  as  the 
subject  of  a  verb,  and  one  containing  a  verb,  in  the 
passive  voice. 

8.  Analyze  the  sentence,  "  I  told  him  when  to 
go,"  and  parse  told  and  to  go. 

9.  Give  the  principal  parts  of  the  following  verbs  : 
bursty  dig,  shoot,  tear,  go,  lie,  sit,  flee,  fly,  and  teach* 

10.  Define  subject,  predicate,  phrase,  and  clause. 

S 


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SET  II. 
TWENTY   QUESTIONS  —  FIVE   CREDITS    EACH. 

1.  What  is  a  collective  noun .?     Give  three  exam- 
ples. 

2.  How   do    nouns   ending   in  y   form  their  plu- 
rals } 

3.  What  classes  of  nouns  have  no  plural  t 

4.  Define  nominative  case. 

5.  What  is  meant  by  object  as  used  in  grammar.? 

6.  How  is   the   possessive   case    plural  of    nouns 
formed } 

7.  Write  the  possessive  case  singular  and  plural  of 
city  and  life. 

8.  What  is   a   compound   pronoun  t      How  many 
classes  t 

9.  How  are  compound  personal  pronouns  formed  t 

10.  Write  a  sentence  containing  the  relative  wJiich 
in  the  possessive  case. 

11.  How  many  general  methods  of  comparison  t 

12.  Compare  tJiis,  discreet,  blue,  meagre,  supreme. 

13.  What  is  an  irregular  verb  t      Give  an  example. 

14.  What  is  the  natural  order  of  the  elements  of 
an  English  sentence  t 

15.  What  is  the  principal  mode  } 

16.  What  is  the  difference  between  conjugation  and 
synopsis  f 

1 7.  Name  the  defective  verbs  "i 

18.  How   is   a  verb    conjugated    in    the    passive 
voice } 

19.  What  is  the  difference  between  primitive  and 
lerivative  words  } 

20.  Write  a  good  definition  of  a  verb. 


190    PART  II.  —  GRAMMAR  SCHOOL  EXAMINA  TIONS. 

SET  III. 
FIFTEEN   QUESTIONS — FIVE  CREDITS   EACH. 

1.  What  is  the  authority  which  decides  whether 
any  sentence  is  grammatical  or  not  ? 

2.  Give  the  ordinary  grammatical  classification  of 
words. 

3.  Give  ten  forms  of  the  personal  pronoun. 

4.  Define  transitive  and  intransitive  verbs,  and 
give  an  example  of  each  in  separate  sentences. 

5.  "  Water  is  froze  easier  than  alcohol."  Correct 
this  sentence,  and  give  the  reasons  for  correction. 

6.  How  do  you  form  the  plural  of  nouns  t 

7.  How  do  you  form  the  possessives  of  plural 
nouns  .'' 

8.  What  is  a  relative  pronoun }   Decline  wjto. 

9.  When  is  that  to  be  substituted  for  who  or 
wJiich } 

10.  Write  a  sentence  containing  the  verb  to  do,  in 
the  indicative  mode,  third  past  tense,  third  person, 
plural  number,  passive  voice. 

11.  Give  the  verb  to  be,  in  the  first  person,  singu- 
lar number,  in  all  the  tenses  of  the  indicative  mode. 

12.  What  do  you  mean  by  emphatic,  and  interrog- 
ative forms  t 

13.  Give  the  principal  parts  of  burst,  dare,  lie,  lay, 
and  slay. 

14.  What  are  expletives  } 

15.  Write  three  sentences,  using  but  as  a  conjunc- 
tion in  the  first,  as  an  adverb  in  the  second,  and  as  a 
preposition  in  the  third. 


GRAMMAR. 


THIRD  GRADE. 

SET  I. 
TWENTY  QUESTIONS  —  THREE  CREDITS  EACH. 

1.  Name   and   define    the   two   leading   parts   of 
speech. 

2.  Write  and  analyze  a  simple  sentence. 

3.  Define  a  personal  pronoun  :  a  conjunction. 

4.  Decline  the  pronouns  me  and  her. 

5.  Compare  little  and  more. 

6.  Write  a   sentence   containing   an   adjective,   a 
noun,  a  verb,  and  an  adverb. 

7.  Analyze  it. 

8.  Parse  each  word. 

9.  Give  a  synopsis  of  the  verb  be  or  am  in  the  in- 
dicative mode,  first  person. 

10.  Conjugate  the  verb  be  in  the  past  tense. 

11.  Name  two  ways  in  which  the  plural  of  nouns 
is  formed,  and  give  examples. 

1 2.  Form  the  possessive  plural  of  woman  ;  of  the 
pronoun  he. 

13.  Compare  good,  more,  skillful,  ready. 

14.  Write  a  compound  sentence. 

15.  Synopsis    of  the   verb  love  in   the   indicative 
mode,  third  person,  singular  number. 

16.  Principal  parts  of  do,  go,  write,  shine. 

17.  Write  a  sentence  containing  a  transitive  verb. 


192   PART  IL  — GRAMMAR  SCHOOL  EXAMINATIONS. 

1 8.  Write  a  sentence  containing  a  verb  in  the  pas- 
sive voice. 

19.  When  is  the  artice  ait  used  instead  of  a. 

20.  Analyze  the  sentence  :  "  Pupils  who  study  will 
improve." 

21.  (5  Credits)  Correct  the  spelling,  punctuation, 
capitals,  and  the  grammatical  errors  of  the  following 
paragraph  :  — 

"  George  jones  was  a  idle  boy  he  did  not  love  to  study 
the  teacher  of  the  schule  offen  told  him  if  he  did  not 
study  diligently  when  young  he  would  never  succede  well 
george  wood  ofen  go  to  skool  without  haveing  maid  any 
prepparasion  for  his  mourning  lessun  and  when  called  to 
resite  he  would  make  so  menny  blunders  that  the  rest  of 
the  class  could  not  help  laffing  at  him." 

22.  (5  Credits)  Write  a  list  of  all  the  nouns  in  the 
preceding  sentence. 

23.  (5  Credits)  Write  a  list  of  all  the  verbs. 

24.  (5  Credits)  Write  a  list  of  all  the  adjectives. 

25.  (5  Credits)  Correct  the  following  stanza  of 
poetry  :  — 

THE   CAMMEL. 

"  Cammel  thou  are  good  and  mild 
dosile  as  a  little  child 
!  thou  was  made  for  usefulness 

men  to  comfort  and  to  bless 
thou  doth  clothe  him  thou  do  feed 
thou  does  lend  to  him  your  speed." 

26.  (5  Credits)  Change  the  preceding  stanza  into 
a  paragraph  of  prose.  S» 

SET  II. 
TEN   QUESTIONS  —  TEN  CREDITS  EACH. 

I.  Write  a  correct  sentence  containing  which  as  a 
relative  pronoun. 


GRAMMAR.— THIRD  GRADE.  193 

2.  Name  the  objective  case,  singular  and  plural,  of 
each  of  the  plural  pronouns. 

3.  Write  a  sentence  containing  an  interrogative 
pronoun  in  the  objective  case. 

4.  Conjugate  the  verb  to  go  in  the  imperfect  tense, 
indicative  mood. 

5.  Give  the  subject  of  the  following  sentence: 
*'  The  good  little  boy  obeys  his  parents." 

6.  Correct  the  sentence,  "  It  was  me  who  rode  the 
horse." 

7.  Change  the  verb  in  the  following  sentence  into 
the  perfect  tense  :  "  Were  you  in  Chicago  }  "  ■ 

8.  Write  a  sentence  containing  the  word  order  used 
as  a  noun,  also  a  sentence  in  which  it  is  used  as  a 
verb. 

9.  "  If  Caesar  was  ambitious,  he  was  at  the  same 
time  magnanimous."  Give  the  parts  of  speech  in  the 
above  sentence. 

10.  Write  a  sentence  containing  the  verb  obey  in 
the  passive  voice  and  future  tense, 

SET  III. 

TEN   QUESTIONS  —  TEN   CREDITS   EACH. 

1.  Write  the  possessive  case,  plural  number  of 
matiy  woman. 

2.  Give  the  case  of  each  pronoun  in  the  sentence : 
"  She  went  with  us  to  her  house." 

3.  Name  the  subject,  predicate,  and  object  in  the 
following  sentence :  "  The  industrious  boy  studied 
his  lesson  diligently." 

4.  Correct :  "  He  gave  them  apples  to  you  and  I." 

5.  Write  a  sentence  containing  an  adjective  in  the 
superlative  degree,  and  a  noun  in  the  possessive  case, 
plural  number. 

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1 94    PAR  T  II.  —  GRAMMAR  SCHOOL  EXAMINA  TIONS. 

6.  Write  a  sentence  containing  the   comparative 
of  ill. 

7.  "  Henry  asked  his  father  his  sister's  age."    Name 
the  case  of  each  noun. 

8.  Write  a  sentence  using  two  adverbs   derived 
from  adjectives,  and  underline  them. 

9.  Correct :  "  He  done  it  very  good." 

10.  In  the  sentence,  "  John  played  a  game  of  mar- 
bles," change  the  verb  to  the  passive  voice. 

SET  IV. 
TEN   QUESTIONS  —  TEN   CREDITS   EACH. 

1.  Define  a  pronoun. 

2.  Name  the  properties  of  nouns  and  pronouns. 

3.  Name  five  interjections. 

4.  Decline  her. 

5.  Correct  the  following  sentence :  ''  Mary  gave  the 
two  oranges  to  Jane  and  I." 

6.  Compare  the  following  adjectives :  square,  ill. 

7.  Name  the  properties  of  the  verb. 

8.  Give  the  plural  of  ox,  knife,  miss,  child,  and  the 
letter  s. 

9.  "  He  is  a  scholar,"  parse  scholar. 

10.  Write  a  sentence  contaning  a  transitive  verb 
and  its  object. 

11.  Write    the  feminine   of  the  following:  Uncle, 
man,  son,  lad,  and  lord. 

12.  In  the  sentence,  "Charles,  bring  me  a  book," 
parse  Charles. 

1 3.  How  are  the  comparative  and  superlative  de- 
gree formed  t 

14.  Write  the  possessive  plural  of  woman. 

15.  Give  the  second  future  tense  of  the  verb  WfiU 
in  both  numbers. 


GRAMMAR.  —  THIRD  GRADE.  1 95 

SET  V. 

TEN  QUESTIONS  —  TEN  CREDITS  EACH. 

1.  What  parts  of    speech    are  compared  ?     What 
conjugated  ? 

2.  Compare  benevolent  in  two  ways. 

3.  Synopsis  of  the  verb  to  write  in  indicative  mood, 
third  person,  singular  number. 

4.  Name  the  properties  belonging  to  nouns  ;  prop- 
erties belonging  to  verbs. 

5.  Write  appropriate  connectives  in  place  of  the 
dashes  in  the  followino^  sentences  :  — 


you  are  weary,  you  may  rest. 


I  do  not  believe he  will  go. 

he  desert  me,  I  will  trust  him. 

6.  Correct  the  following  sentences  :  — 

I  told  him  to  set  down,  and  he  laid  down. 
I  seen  the  coat  before  he  had  wore  it. 

7.  Fill  the  following  blanks  with  plural  nouns  :  — 

The are  very  beautiful. 

Time  will  set  all right 

James  and  his were  here. 

I  have  seen  the with  their . 

8.  Compare  the  adverbs  badly,  far,  much,  zvell. 

9.  Decline  the  nouns  7nan,  ivife. 

10.  Write  this  sentence  and  correct  misspelled 
words :  — 

The  potatos  roted  upon  the  prarie  and  the  monkies  ate 
up  the  caulHflowers,  while  the  tomatoes  were  troden  down 
by  the  couragous  annimals  which  were  destitute  of  prin- 
cipal. 

SET  VI. 

TEN   QUESTIONS  —  THREE   CREDITS   EACH. 

1 .  What  is  a  verb  t 

2.  What  is  the  subject  of  a  sentence.?  The  predi- 
cate t 


1 96    PAR  T  II.  —  GRA  MMAR  SCHOOL  EXAMINA  TIOA  S. 

3.  What  properties  have  nouns  ? 

4.  When  is  a  verb  in  the  passive  voice  ? 

5.  What  is  meant  by  the  person  and  number  of 
verbs  ? 

6.  What  is  a  phrase  ? 

7.  What  is  a  personal  pronoun  ? 

8.  How  are  verbs  divided  with  reference  to  their 
terminations  ? 

9.  What  is  the  masculine  of  miss  ?  Of  bride  ? 
The  feminine  of  lad? 

10.  Write  the  plurals  of  story ^  piano,  shelf,  she,  /, 
penny,  synopsis,  gold,  swine. 

Ten  Questions  —  Four  Credits  Each. 

11.  Decline  the  pronoun  me,  which. 

12.  Write  the  principal  parts  of  the  following 
verbs  :  bid,  sing,  rnn,  ride. 

13.  Write  a  synopsis  of  the  verb  be,  in  the  in- 
dicative mode. 

14.  Conjugate  the  verb  write  in  the  indicative 
mode,  active  voice,  future  perfect  tense. 

15.  Synopsis  of  the  verb  row  in  the  potential 
mode,  passive  voice. 

16.  Write  the  verb  stndy  in  the  progressive  form, 
indicative  mode,  past  perfect  tense,  third  person, 
singular  number ;  in  the  negative  form,  present  per- 
fect tense. 

17.  How  is  the  passive  voice  of  transitive  verbs 
formed } 

18.  Conjugate  the  verb  be  in  the  infinitive  mode. 

19.  Compose  a  sentence  containing  a  subject, 
predicate,  object,  adjective,  and  adverb. 

20.  Write  a  sentence  in  which  a  phrase  is  used  as 
the  subject. 


GRAMMAR.— THIRD   GRADE,  197 

Five  Questions  —  Six  Credits  Each. 

21.  Write  a  sentence  having  a  clause  for  its  sub- 
ject. 

22.  Write  a  sentence  having  a  collective  noun  ; 
one  having  a  compound  relative  pronoun. 

23.  Write  a  sentence  to  illustrate  the  emphatic 
form  of  the  verb,  and  the  ancient  or  solemn  style  of 
the  verb. 

24.  Write  a  sentence  containing  only  a  subject, 
predicate,  and  object,  and  parse  each  word. 

25.  What  rules  can  you  give  for  the  use  of  capital 
letters  and  periods  }  S. 


GRAMMAR. 


FOURTH   GRADE. 
SET  I. 

FIFTEEN   QUESTIONS  —  THREE   CREDITS   EACH. 

1.  A  name  is  what  ? 

2.  The  word  or  phrase  which  shows  what  we  talk 
about  is  what  ? 

3.  The  word  which  tells  what  a  thing  is,  what  it 
doeSy  or  what  is  done  to  it,  is  what  ? 

4.  In  the  following  sentences  draw  one  line  under 
each   noun   and   tzvo   lines   under   each   verb : 

Ella  dreaded  examination. 
A  path  through  woods. 
He  reached  eighty  per  cent. 
She  waved  her  golden  hair. 

5.  To  express  an  actual  occurrence  or  fact  we  use 
\  what  mood  } 

6.  "  You  mnst  succeed."     In  what  mode  is  must  ? 

7.  "  I  did  it  myself."     What  is  myself? 

8.  Write  the  principal  parts  of  the  verbs  go,  siiig, 
drink. 

9.  What  kind  of  a  verb  does  not  have  a  nomina- 
tive } 

10.  What  kind  of  a  verb  has  no  object } 

11.  Write  the  verb  read  in  the  active  voice,  indica- 
tive mode,  present  tense,  singular  number,  first  per- 
son. 


GRAMMAR.  —  FOUR  Til  GRADE. 


199 


12.  Examinations  may  seem  hard,  but  they  do  us 
much  good.     What  is  btU  ? 

13.  "I  don't  know  nothing  about  it."  Correct  that 
sentence.     Tell  why. 

14.  What  is  that  form  of  the  verb  which  always 
ends  in  iug  ? 

15.  What  kind  of  a  noun  distinguishes  one  partic- 
ular thing  from  all  others  of  the  same  kind  } 

SET  II. 
TEN   QUESTIONS  —  TEN   CREDITS   EACH. 

1.  Write  an  affirmative  sentence  and  change  it  to 
a  negative. 

2.  Correct  "  Me  and  him  went  after  them  boys." 

3.  Point  out  the  nouns  in  the  following  sentence, 
and  give  their  number  :  "  The  little  girl  had  some 
apples  in  her  satchel." 

4.  Change  the  nouns  in  this  sentence  to  the  singu- 
lar :  "  Those  children  are  writing  on  their  slates." 

5.  Write  a  sentence  containing  a  noun  in  the  pos- 
sessive case. 

6.  "  I  know  whose  book  that  is."  What  case  is 
whose  ? 

7.  Write  the  plurals  of  motcse,  fly,  goose,  ox,  and 
bird. 

8.  Write  an  interrogative  sentence. 

9.  Pick  out  the  name-words  :  Sea,  see,  scene,  seen, 
lane,  lain,  road,  rode,  clothes,  close. 

10.  Write  a  sentence  containing  an  adjective  in 
the  superlative  degree. 

SET   III. 
TEN   QUESTIONS  —  TEN   CREDITS   EACH. 

I.  "Men  dig  rocks  and  metals  out  of  ^he  earth." 
Name  the  nouns. 


200    PART  II.  —  GRAMMA  A'  SCHOOL  EXAMIXA  TIONS. 

2.  What  two  adjectives  have  plurals  ? 

3.  Correct  this  sentence  :  "  Them  apples  has  a 
stem." 

4.  Write  a  sentence  with  a  quality-word  in  it. 

5.  Write  a'  sentence  having  two  action-words  in  it. 

6.  Make  this  sentence  mean  more  than  one  :  "  This 
man  is  very  tall." 

7.  Point  out  the  quality-words  in  the  following : 
"  The  nice  little  girl  lost  her  new  white  apron." 

8.  "  Henry  played  in  the  shade.  James  worked 
hard."  Which  of  the  two  action-words  denotes  pres- 
ent time  } 

9.  Give  the  plurals  of  these  words  :  Mart,  woma7t, 
foot,  thief,  lady. 

10.  Change  to  singular  :  "These  women  sew,  and 
those  men  work." 


NATURAL    PHILOSOPHY. 


FIRST  GRADE. 
SET  I. 

FIFTEEN   QUESTIONS  — FIVE   CREDITS    EACH. 

1.  What  do  you  mean  when  you  say  that  a  body 
weighs  an  ounce  .'' 

2.  What  is  uniform  motion  ? 

3.  How  will  a  body  move  when  acted    upon    by 
forces  that  operate  in  different  directions  ? 

4.  How  is  a  clock  regulated  ? 

5.  What  is  reaction  ? 

6.  What  is  the  line  of  direction  of  a  body  } 

7.  How  is  the  pressure  of  fluids  exerted  } 

8.  How  may   the  specific  gravity  of  bodies  that 
will  sink  in  water  be  ascertained  } 

9.  What  causes  sounds  to  be  louder  or  fainter  ? 

10.  How  does  moisture  in  the  air  affect  the  trans- 
mission of  sound } 

1 1 .  Why  is  a  linen  garment  cool  ? 

12.  What  is  the  angle  of  vision  ? 

1 3.  When  does  refraction  of  light  take  place  ? 

14.  What  is  lightning.? 

15.  What  is  light.? 

SET  II. 

TEN   QUESTIONS  —  TEN   CREDITS   EACH. 

1.  What  is  physics  ? 

2.  On  what  principle  does  the   method  of  deter- 
mining specific  gravity  depend  .? 


202     PART  JI.  —  GRAMMAR  SCHOOL  EXAMINA  TIONS. 

3.  A  body  weighs  one  pound  in  the  air  ;  one  pound 
of  iron  being  attached,  it  just  sinks.  What  is  its 
specific  gravity  ? 

4.  An  inclined  plane  is  one  foot  high  and  sixteen 
feet  long.  What  force  will  be  required  to  raise  one 
pound  upon  it  1 

5.  Mention  two  laws  of  falling  bodies. 

6.  A  body  is  thrown  upwards  from  the  surface  of 
the  earth  with  a  velocity  of  64^  feet  per  second  ; 
how  high  will  it  rise  } 

7.  What  substances  are  most  sonorous  t 

8.  What  substances  are  the  best  conductors  of 
heat } 

9.  What  is  polarized  light } 

10.  What  distinguishes  statical  from  dynamical 
electricity  } 

SET  III. 

1.  How  many  forces  will  act  upon  a  body  thrown 
hori/;ontally  } 

2.  On  what  does  the  time  occupied  in  the  vibration 
of  a  pendulum  depend  } 

3.  How  is  the  upward  pressure  of  a  fluid  shown  ? 

4.  For  what  is  a  barometer  used  "i 

N     5.  How  does  moisture  in  the  air  affect  the  velocity 
of  sound  } 

6.  Why  is  a  linen  garment  cool } 

7.  When  you  look  into  a  plane  mirror,  where  will 
your  image  appear  to  be } 

8.  What  effect  is  produced  by  light  passing  through 
a  convex  lens  } 

9.  What  is  the  Leyden  jar  } 

10.  How  can  an  artificial  magnet  be  made  ? 


NATURAL  PHILOSOPHY.  203 


SET   IV. 

1.  What  is  the  law  of  attraction  of  gravitation  ? 

2.  What  is  meant  by  "  specific  gravity  ?  " 

3.  What  are  the  laws  which  govern  the  refraction 
of  light  ? 

4.  What  is  the  barometer,  and  who  invented  it  ? 

5.  Name  the  mechanical  powers. 

6.  How  are  waves  caused  } 

7.  What  is  the  velocity  of  sound  .'' 

8.  What  are  the  principal  effects  of  heat } 

9.  On  what  does  the  color  of  bodies  depend  1 

10.  What  planets  are  exterior  to  the  orbit  of  the 
earth  t 

11.  What  is  the  ecliptic  t 

12.  How  is  the  change  of  seasons  caused  ? 

13.  What  is  the  galaxy  ? 

14.  What  causes  the  tides  } 

15.  What  causes  an  eclipse  of  the  sun  }  S. 


BOOK-KEEPING. 


SET   I. 

1.  Prepare  day-book,  cash-book,  and  ledger  forms. 

2.  Enter  the  following  transactions  in  the  proper 
books  :  — 

San  Francisco,  April  lo,  1870. 
Sold  J.  Forward,  on  account,  10  lbs.  coffee  @  20 
cts.  ;   1 5  lbs.  brown  sugar  @  1 5  cts.     Paid  for  dray- 
age,   ;^2.5o.      Received   of   J.    Forward,    $2.00    on 
account. 

3.  Write  a  receipt  for  ;^ioo. 

4.  Write  a  promissory  note  for  ^500,  interest   i] 
per  cent,  per  month  ;  date,  to-day,  with  indorsement. 

5.  Make  out  a  bill  of  the  following  items  :  — 

San  Francisco,  April  10,  1870. 
S.  Jones  bought  of  John  Worth,   10  lbs.  tea  @ 
80  cts. ;  9  lbs.  China  rice,  @  5  cts.  ;  20  lbs.  crushed 
sugar,  @  14  cts.  ;   10  lbs.  butter,  @  40  cts. 
Receipt  the  bill. 

SET  II. 

1.  What  is  book-keeping  1 

2.  Define  the  double-entry  system. 

3.  What  besides  personal   accounts   are   kept    in 
double-entry  ledger } 

4.  What  should  be  the  character  of  the  day-book  } 

5.  What  is  an  account } 


BOOK-KEEPING.  205 

6.  Into  what  classes  may  accounts  be  divided  ? 

7.  State  the  principles  for  debiting  and  crediting 
the  various  accounts. 

8.  When  an  account  is  closed,  how  is  shown  the 
balance  or  difference  ? 

9.  How  are  resources,  liabilities,  losses,  and  gains 
shown  in  the  ledger  ? 

10.  State  the  six  steps  in  closing  the  ledger. 
.11.  Post  the  following  and  close  the  ledger :  — 

Dr.  Cr.  Dr.         Cr. 

Stock $600    52,800     Expense $75 

Merchandise    .  .  .     3,470       2,400     Cash 1,600    $925 

Bills  receivable .  .      2,750       1,800     Wm.  Brown.  .  .  .  180      270 

Bills  payable  .  .  .        240       1,200    Jas.  Campbell.  .  .  900      420 

Inventory,  $1,250. 

12.  Write  a  promissory  note  for  ;^500,  sixty  days, 
and  indorse  in  full. 

13.  Write  a  sight  draft  for  ;^ioo,  and  accept. 

14.  Write  a  bank  check  for  ;^200. 

15.  Write  a  receipt  in  full  for  $jt^. 

SET  III. 

TEN   QUESTIONS  —  FIVE   CREDITS   EACH. 

1.  What  is  the  purpose  of  the  art  of  book-keep- 
ing .? 

2.  Write  a  promissory  note. 

3.  January  12,  1868,  Doe  bought  of  Roe  225  lbs. 
of  sugar  at  $0.08  per  pound.  Write  out  the  b!il 
which  Roe  should  render  to  Doe. 

4.  Rule  a  day-book  page. 

5.  Rule  a  ledger  page. 

6.  Rule  a  cash-book  page. 

7.  Write  out  the  entry  which  Doe  should  make  in 
his  day-book. 


206    PART  IT.  —  GRAMMAR  SCHOOL  EXAMINA  TIONS. 

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his  ledger. 

9.  February  4,  1 868,  Doe  paid  Roe  in  full  for  the 
sugar.  Write  out  the  entry  which  Roe  should  make 
in  his  cash-book. 

10.  Write  out  the  receipt  given  by  Roe  to  Doe. 


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